Professional Tax · Jharkhand
Jharkhand Professional Tax
Professional Tax in Jharkhand: the Act, slab rates, who is exempt, registration and the dates to pay and file.
At a glance
- Slabs
- 5
- Top slab
- ₹2,500
- Payment and return dates
- 2
- Registration
- Online
The law
- Act
- Jharkhand Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 2011
- Rules
- Jharkhand Professional Tax Rules, 2012
- Who pays
- Employers deduct it from the salaries of staff working in the state; professionals, traders and businesses pay their own tax.
- Up to ₹3,00,000 a year
- Tax
- Nil
- ₹3,00,001 to ₹5,00,000 a year
- Tax
- ₹1,200 a year
- ₹5,00,001 to ₹8,00,000 a year
- Tax
- ₹1,800 a year
- ₹8,00,001 to ₹10,00,000 a year
- Tax
- ₹2,100 a year
- ₹10,00,001 a year and above
- Tax
- ₹2,500 a year
| Salary or income | Tax | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Up to ₹3,00,000 a year | Nil | — |
| ₹3,00,001 to ₹5,00,000 a year | ₹1,200 a year | — |
| ₹5,00,001 to ₹8,00,000 a year | ₹1,800 a year | — |
| ₹8,00,001 to ₹10,00,000 a year | ₹2,100 a year | — |
| ₹10,00,001 a year and above | ₹2,500 a year | — |
- Quarterly payment, or once in advance in the first quarter
- Due
- 15th of the month after the quarter
- Form
- Form JPT-03
- Return, generated automatically after payment
- Due
- With each payment
- Form
- Form JPT-04
| What | Due | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly payment, or once in advance in the first quarter | 15th of the month after the quarter | Form JPT-03 |
| Return, generated automatically after payment | With each payment | Form JPT-04 |
Registration
- How
- Online, within 60 days of becoming liable. The certificate is generated within 24 hours, and there is no registration fee.
- Forms
- Form JPT-01
- Documents
- Three passport-size photographs
- PAN card
- Memorandum and Articles of Association
- Lease agreement
- Employer's address proof and ID proof
- Website
- jharkhandcomtax.gov.in
Official sources
- ctax.jharkhand.gov.in/documents/10231/16291/Other+Acts+and+Rules/4191b34f-315c-43c9-9ceb-628d3c2cb46a?version=1.2
- ctax.jharkhand.gov.in/documents/10231/16514/Professional+Tax+Rules%2C+2012/7462df88-a600-4f9c-a035-c92ef02678b5?version=1.1
- ctax.jharkhand.gov.in/documents/10231/104268700/S.O.+No.+79++dated+22nd+September,+2020+PT+RULES+AMENDMENT/e54be38b-0789-408c-8801-8d937f670354?version=1.0
Last checked 23 October 2026. Rates and rules change: ask us to confirm before you rely on them.
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