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From 1 October 2026, employees in West Bengal earning up to ₹20,000 a month pay no professional tax. Above that it is ₹100, ₹140, ₹170 or ₹208 a month depending on salary, up to ₹2,496 a year. Salaries for September 2026 and earlier use the old slabs, which started at ₹10,000.
| Monthly gross salary | Tax a month |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹20,000 | Nil |
| ₹20,001 to ₹30,000 | ₹100 |
| ₹30,001 to ₹50,000 | ₹140 |
| ₹50,001 to ₹1,00,000 | ₹170 |
| Above ₹1,00,000 | ₹208 |
Set by the West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1979, as amended by the West Bengal Finance Act, 2026.
The employer. It deducts the tax from the salary of each employee who works in West Bengal and pays it to the West Bengal Directorate of Commercial Taxes. What matters is where the employee works, not where the company is registered, so a company with staff in several states deducts each state’s tax for its own team there.
The employer pays what it has deducted to the West Bengal Directorate of Commercial Taxes. Check the current due date on the West Bengal Directorate of Commercial Taxes before you file.
The salary calculator takes out West Bengal’s professional tax along with PF, ESI and income tax. Peoplo.ai payroll is designed to support professional tax for every state and shows it on each payslip.
Sources · checked 2 November 2026
General information, not legal or tax advice. Check the state’s notification before you file.
Questions
Short answers about professional tax in West Bengal.
From 1 October 2026, employees in West Bengal earning up to ₹20,000 a month pay no professional tax. Above that it is ₹100, ₹140, ₹170 or ₹208 a month depending on salary, up to ₹2,496 a year. Salaries for September 2026 and earlier use the old slabs, which started at ₹10,000.
The employer deducts it from the salary of each employee who works in West Bengal and pays it to the West Bengal Directorate of Commercial Taxes. It follows the state where the employee works, not where the company is registered.
The employer pays what it has deducted to the West Bengal Directorate of Commercial Taxes. Check the current due date on the official portal linked on this page before you file.
Under the old regime, yes: professional tax paid is deducted from salary income. Under the new regime it is not.
Peoplo.ai payroll is designed to support professional tax for every state. It applies the slab for the state each employee works in and shows the deduction on the payslip.