Professional Tax Registration (PTRC)
Registration as an employer under state professional tax law, so that salary deductions are made, paid and returned correctly from the very first month.
A Professional Tax Registration Certificate (PTRC) is required by every employer who pays salary or wages to employees falling within the taxable slabs of a state's professional tax law. The application has to be made within the period prescribed from the date the liability arises, and delay attracts penalty in addition to the tax and interest on the amounts that should have been deducted from the first liable month onwards.
What our professional tax registration service covers
Registration in the right state, from the right date, with payroll set up behind it.
- Establishing the state of liability and the date from which the obligation actually arose
- Preparing and filing the registration application on the state portal
- Compiling incorporation or constitution documents, permanent account number, address proof and employee details
- Obtaining the certificate and the login credentials for payment and return filing
- Configuring payroll to deduct at the correct slab rates from the correct month
- Regularising past periods with tax, interest and late fee where registration is being taken late
What registration turns on
Four points that decide the cost of getting registered.
Timeline to Apply
The application must be made within the period prescribed from the date liability arises, and that date is the first payment of taxable salary, not the date you notice the obligation.
Documentation
Constitution documents, permanent account number, proof of the place of business, bank details, and details of employees and their salaries.
Slab Configuration
Payroll has to be configured for the slabs of each state in which employees work, including any special rule for a particular month of the year.
Late Registration
Registering late does not erase the earlier liability. Tax, interest and penalty for the intervening period have to be regularised alongside the registration.
Our process
From initial consultation to completion.
Liability Determination
Identifying the states, the employees and the date from which deduction should have started.
Application Filing
Filing the application with supporting documents and following up on portal queries.
Certificate Issue
Obtaining the certificate and credentials, and recording the numbers in your compliance calendar.
Payroll Setup
Configuring deduction at the correct slabs and clearing any back periods before the first return is filed.
Why late registration costs more than it looks
What sets our approach apart.
Liability starts with the first salary
The obligation to deduct arises from the first payment of taxable salary, not from the date the certificate is issued, so the arrears are already running.
Every state needs its own registration
An employer with staff in several states generally needs a separate registration, separate payments and separate returns in each of them.
Back periods have to be regularised first
Arrears, interest and late fee for the intervening months are usually cleared before ongoing filing can settle into a clean cycle.
Professional tax registration questions answered
What people ask before engaging us.
Hired your first employees and not registered yet?
We will register you, set up the deductions and clear any months already gone by.
