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Telangana Professional Tax Rates: First Schedule to the 1987 Act

In Telangana a salary or wage earner pays no profession tax on monthly salary up to ₹15,000, ₹150 a month from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000 and ₹200 a month above ₹20,000. Professionals with more than 5 years of standing pay ₹2,500 a year. Dealers, contractors, factories and hotels pay nil below ₹10 lakh of annual turnover, ₹1,250 from ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh and ₹2,500 above ₹50 lakh.

Checked against the official text on 2 October 2026
Monthly salary up to ₹15,000Nil

Salary and wage earners.

First Schedule · entry 1(i)
Monthly salary ₹15,001 to ₹20,000₹150 a month

Salary and wage earners.

First Schedule · entry 1(ii)
Monthly salary above ₹20,000₹200 a month

Salary and wage earners.

First Schedule · entry 1(iii)
Professionals with more than 5 years of standing₹2,500 a year

Nil up to 5 years of standing.

First Schedule · entry 2
First Schedule, entry 1

Entry 1: Salary and Wage Earners

Monthly salary or wagesTaxEntry
Up to ₹15,000Nil1(i)
From ₹15,001 to ₹20,000₹150 per month1(ii)
Above ₹20,000₹200 per month1(iii)
First Schedule

Entries 2 to 7: Professionals, Contractors, Directors and Film Industry

EntryClass of personsTax
2(i)Legal practitioners, solicitors, notaries, tax consultants, chartered accountants, technical and professional consultants, engineers, RCC consultants, architects, management consultants, estate agents, chief agents, principal agents, special agents, insurance agents, surveyors or loss assessors under the Insurance Act, 1938, pigmy agents, UTI agents, authorised assistants and sub-brokers recognised by SEBI, commission agents, dalals, brokers, auctioneers, medical practitioners, journalists, medical consultants (other than practitioners of Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Unani systems of medicine), dentists, radiologists, pathologists and persons in similar professions or callings of a paramedical nature: standing in the profession up to 5 years.Nil
2(ii)The same persons: standing in the profession of more than 5 years.₹2,500 per annum
3Members of stock exchanges recognised under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.₹2,500 per annum
4(a)Contractors with annual turnover below ₹10 lakh.Nil
4(b)Contractors with annual turnover from ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh.₹1,250 per annum
4(c)Contractors with annual turnover above ₹50 lakh.₹2,500 per annum
5Directors drawing remuneration from the company (other than those nominated by the Government) of companies registered under the Companies Act, 1956.₹2,500 per annum
6(i)Race horse owners, trainers and book makers licensed by the turf clubs of Hyderabad Race Club or any other race club.₹2,500 per annum
6(ii)Jockeys licensed by the turf clubs.₹1,250 per annum
7(i)Motion picture industry: film producers, film distributors, film directors, cinematograph film processors, directors of photography, music directors, choreographers, lyricists, actors and actresses, story writers, playback singers, recordists, editors, owners or lessees of outdoor film units.₹2,500 per annum
7(ii)Assistant music directors, assistant directors of photography, cameramen, still photographers, junior artists, production managers, assistant directors, assistant cameramen, assistant recordists, assistant editors, musicians and dancers.₹1,250 per annum
First Schedule

Entries 8, 9 and 14: Dealers, Factories and Hotels by Turnover

Entry 8 covers dealers registered or liable to be registered under the VAT Act, 2005, including fair price shop dealers, and shopkeepers (employers) of establishments under the Shops and Establishments Act, 1988. Entry 9 covers owners or lessees of factories as defined in the Factories Act, 1948. Entry 14 covers owners or lessees of hotels, restaurants, bars or lodging houses. The page prints the two State Acts with the prefix AP.

Annual turnoverTaxEntries
Below ₹10 lakhNil8(i), 9(i), 14(i)
From ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh₹1,250 per annum8(ii), 9(ii), 14(ii)
Above ₹50 lakh₹2,500 per annum8(iii), 9(iii), 14(iii)
First Schedule

Entries 10 to 40: Other Classes of Persons

EntryClass of personsTax
10Owners or lessees of petrol, diesel or gas filling stations and service stations, garages and workshops of automobiles.₹2,500 per annum
11Owners or lessees of nursing homes or hospitals other than those run by the State, local bodies or Central Government.₹2,500 per annum
12Owners or lessees of pathological testing labs, X-ray clinics and medical diagnostic centres.₹2,500 per annum
13Owners or lessees of beauty parlours or saloons and interior decorators.₹2,500 per annum
15Owners, lessees or operators of convention centres, cinema theatres, amusement parks, clubs, resorts, video parlours, master cable TV, cable TV, DTH, video games and computer games.₹2,500 per annum
16(i)Holders of permits of less than three transport vehicles (other than auto-rickshaws) granted under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Nil
16(ii)Holders of permits of three or more transport vehicles (other than auto-rickshaws).₹2,500 per annum
17Licensed money lenders, micro finance institutions, and individuals or institutions conducting or running chit funds.₹2,500 per annum
18(i)Co-operative societies registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 and engaged in any profession, trade or calling: village and mandal level societies.Nil
18(ii)District level co-operative societies.₹1,250 per annum
18(iii)State level co-operative societies.₹2,500 per annum
19Banking companies as defined in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, including each branch, ATM or extension counter in addition to the area office, zonal office or head office.₹2,500 per annum
20All companies registered under the Companies Act, 1956, not being a dealer under the VAT Act, 2005, and engaged in a profession, trade or calling with turnover of ₹10 lakh and above.₹2,500 per annum
21Each partner of a firm drawing remuneration from the firm engaged in any profession, trade or calling.₹1,250 per annum
22, 23Travel agencies; advertising firms or agencies.₹2,500 per annum
24(i)Persons using photocopying machines for job works: less than 3 machines.Nil
24(ii)Three or more photocopying machines.₹1,250 per annum
25Video cassette, DVD and CD libraries.₹1,250 per annum
26Each branch and head office of educational institutions and tutorial colleges or similar institutes, other than those owned by the State, local bodies or Central Government.₹2,500 per annum
27Motor driving institutes, technical training institutes, computer institutes selling time, computer training institutes, typewriting and shorthand training institutes, other than those owned by the State or Central Government.₹2,500 per annum
28Property developers including land developers and building or flat developers.₹2,500 per annum
29Owners or lessees of marriage halls, kalyana mandapams, auditoriums and convention halls.₹2,500 per annum
30Transport companies and transport contractors including forwarding and clearing agents.₹2,500 per annum
31Weigh bridge operators.₹1,250 per annum
32Courier service operators.₹2,500 per annum
33Broadcasting and telecasting service providers other than Central Government or State Government agencies.₹2,500 per annum
34Mobile phone or fixed line phone service providers, internet service providers, leased line service providers, VSAT service providers and wireless service providers.₹2,500 per annum
35Owners of call centres and BPO or KPO centres.₹2,500 per annum
36(i)ISD, STD and PCO operators, other than Government or physically challenged persons: one telephone line.Nil
36(ii)More than one telephone line.₹1,250 per annum
37Cyber cafes.₹2,500 per annum
38Owners or lessees of premises rented or leased out for commercial or industrial purposes, other than those owned by State, local bodies or Central Government agencies.₹2,500 per annum
39Agriculturists; persons engaged in performing religious duties; skilled persons, that is, goldsmith, blacksmith, pot maker, basket maker, washerman, barber, cobbler, tailors, carpenters, masons, plumbers, book binder, toddy tappers and electricians; physically handicapped persons with 40% or more disability of any kind; dry cleaners.Exempted
40Persons other than those in the preceding entries who are engaged in any profession, trade, calling or employment with annual income of more than ₹1,80,000, excluding those exempted under section 31 of the Act and entry 39.₹2,500 per annum
Practical

How to Use This Chart

  • For payroll, deduct nil up to ₹15,000 of monthly salary, ₹150 from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000 and ₹200 above ₹20,000.
  • For professionals in entry 2, count the years of standing in the profession: no tax up to 5 years, ₹2,500 a year after that.
  • For dealers, contractors, factories and hotels, take the annual turnover: the two limits are ₹10 lakh and ₹50 lakh.
  • A partner who draws remuneration from the firm pays ₹1,250 a year under entry 21; a director who draws remuneration pays ₹2,500 a year under entry 5.
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  • The text read is the First Schedule as shown on the Telangana Commercial Taxes Department website on 2 October 2026, headed "As amended upto date". The page does not print the amending Acts or the date of the last amendment, so the date from which each rate applies is not shown.
  • The page still prints some references in their earlier form (APVAT Act 2005, AP Shops and Establishment Act 1988, A.P. Co-operative Societies Act 1964, Companies Act 1956). They are reproduced as the Schedule prints them.
  • Exemptions under section 31 of the Act and exemption notifications are not shown.
  • Enrolment and registration procedure, due dates, returns, interest and penalties are not covered.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987, First Schedule "As amended upto date", Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana (tgct.gov.in, PT Schedule page, read on 2 October 2026)Entries 1 to 40 of the First Schedule with the tax per month or per annum against each entry.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Under entry 1 of the First Schedule: nil on monthly salary or wages up to ₹15,000, ₹150 per month from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000, and ₹200 per month above ₹20,000.

Legal practitioners, chartered accountants, tax consultants, engineers, architects, medical practitioners and the other persons listed in entry 2 pay nil where their standing in the profession is up to 5 years and ₹2,500 per annum where it is more than 5 years.

Entry 20 puts ₹2,500 per annum on companies registered under the Companies Act that are not dealers under the VAT Act and are engaged in a profession, trade or calling with turnover of ₹10 lakh and above. A company that is a dealer falls under entry 8, which runs by annual turnover: nil below ₹10 lakh, ₹1,250 from ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh and ₹2,500 above ₹50 lakh.

Each partner of a firm drawing remuneration from the firm pays ₹1,250 per annum (entry 21). Directors drawing remuneration from the company, other than Government nominees, pay ₹2,500 per annum (entry 5).

Entry 39 exempts agriculturists, persons performing religious duties, the listed skilled persons such as goldsmiths, tailors, carpenters, masons, plumbers and electricians, physically handicapped persons with 40% or more disability, and dry cleaners.