Jharkhand Professional Tax: slab rates, due dates and rules

How Professional Tax works in Jharkhand: the slab rates, when the tax is due, the annual ceiling and the law behind it, taken from the official notifications and explained in plain English.

CycleQuarterly
BasisSlab on annual income
DueBy 15 May, 15 August, 15 November and 15 February (for the quarters ending June, September, December and March)
Annual incomeTax
Up to Rs. 3,00,000Nil
Rs. 3,00,001 to Rs. 5,00,000Rs. 1,200 a year
Rs. 5,00,001 to Rs. 8,00,000Rs. 1,800 a year
Rs. 8,00,001 to Rs. 10,00,000Rs. 2,100 a year
Above Rs. 10,00,000Rs. 2,500 a year
Governing instrument
Jharkhand Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 2011
Annual ceiling
Rs. 2,500 a year

What to watch

Jharkhand has no Labour Welfare Fund Act, so an LWF line in a Jharkhand payroll has come from another state's template.

Latest Professional Tax notifications for Jharkhand

current  Commercial/Finance Taxes Department, Government of Jharkhand

Jharkhand Professional Tax - annual slab; no LWF Act

Jharkhand Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act 2011. Annual slab: up to Rs 3,00,000 nil; Rs 3,00,001-5,00,000 Rs 1,200; Rs 5,00,001-8,00,000 Rs 1,800; Rs 8,00,001-10,00,000 Rs 2,100; above Rs 10,00,000 Rs 2,500. No 2015-2026 amendment located. Jharkhand has NO operative Labour Welfare Fund Act for private establishments.

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