Tamil Nadu Professional Tax — Effective 1 Oct 2024
Last verified on 20 Aug 2026Effective from 1 Oct 2024Source PDF not available in this environment
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Professional tax is levied by the state on monthly gross earnings, in slabs. Not every state levies it at all, and the states that do differ on the slab boundaries, the annual cap and the return frequency — Maharashtra, for instance, collects a higher amount in February to reach its annual ceiling.
- Period
- Half yearly
- Source
- TN Tax on Professions Act 1992 (Act 24 of 1992); Chennai Corporation slab revision via Council Resolution No.574/2024 + Circular R.D.(HQ).C.No.PT/SPL/2024 — official tnurbanepay.tn.gov.in/ProfessionalTax.pdf, plus hrdeck.in, kanakkupillai.com — ⚠ CHENNAI CORPORATION ONLY, other TN local bodies not researched (D-055)
- Currency
- INR
- Annual max
- ₹2,500.00
- Researched
- Researched 2026-08-26, pending legal review (D-055)
Slabs
| To | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ₹21,000.00 | ₹0.00 | ₹0.00 |
| ₹30,000.00 | ₹21,001.00 | ₹180.00 |
| ₹45,000.00 | ₹30,001.00 | ₹425.00 |
| ₹60,000.00 | ₹45,001.00 | ₹930.00 |
| ₹75,000.00 | ₹60,001.00 | ₹1,025.00 |
| and above | ₹75,001.00 | ₹1,250.00 |
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