Professional Tax in Telangana

Current as of May 2026. Professional tax rates are set by Telangana and can change by notification; confirm against the state portal before relying on them for payroll.

Telangana levies professional tax on the same three-band monthly structure as Andhra Pradesh, inherited from the undivided state. Nothing is payable up to ₹15,000 a month; ₹150 applies from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000; and ₹200 applies above ₹20,000. The annual liability for a higher earner is ₹2,400, under the ₹2,500 cap. Employers register on the Telangana commercial taxes portal, deduct PT against the salary band each month, and pay by the 10th of the following month, with an annual return due by 30 April. Hyderabad is one of the largest IT employment hubs in the country, so Telangana PT touches a very large salaried population, most of whom sit at the ₹200 top band. The shared slab structure with Andhra Pradesh helps companies with offices in both Telugu states keep payroll logic consistent, but the registrations and portals are separate, so a Hyderabad entity cannot file on an Andhra registration or vice versa. As with all PT, the obligation is tied to the work location: an employee working from Hyderabad is a Telangana PT case even if the company is registered elsewhere. The 10th-of-the-month due date is early, so it belongs near the top of the monthly compliance calendar.