How to view/edit the professional tax (PT) settings of a pay group?

Professional Tax is a direct tax levied by state governments in India. Applying to the income one earns through employment, this tax is deducted from an employee's salary by their employer. Since every state has different salary slabs, Professional Tax calculation varies from state to state. However, the maximum amount that can be charged is fixed at Rs. 2500 per annum.

On the Keka portal, you can add Professional Tax filing details. When you do this, the system will consider the registered location of your organization and the state's PT slabs for calculating the amount of deduction. However, there are times when an employee might move in from a different state necessitating an edit in the PT filing details.

How to view or edit the PT details of a pay group

To view or edit the PT details of a pay group, navigate to Payroll (1) >> Settings (2). 

In the Pay Groups (3), tab if you have multiple pay groups configured, select the pay group you want to view the details for. Click on the Configure (4) icon. 

Go to the Filing Details (1) tab and select Professional Tax (2). Under PT Registered States (3), you can see the Professional Tax details pertaining to the various states you have added these for. 

Since PT is levied by the state governments, you will have to add the establishment ID and signatories for each state.

To edit the Professional Tax settings for a state, select the state and then click on the Edit icon. 

This will open the Edit Details window where you can make changes to the various values such as the Location name, Establishment ID, Registration Date, and Signatory. 

You can also link other states that pay similar professional tax as the location you have chosen. This saves you time from adding the states that have similar professional tax settings separately. 

When you update the state or its mapping in the PT settings, the system recalculates the PT values based on the updated state slabs.

Once you are done with the changes, click Update.

This is how you make changes to the professional tax settings for any location for any pay group. 

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