On Leave Without Pay: Do I Still Need to Pay Professional Tax?

I am currently on leave and have not been receiving my salary for the past two months. Am I still liable to pay professional tax for those months?

You need not pay anything if you're not earning, like ESIC, PF, TDS, and Professional Tax as well. Do let me know if you need more information on the same.

Thank you.

Thanks for your reply. No, I'm not receiving benefits like ESIC, PF, or TDS in my current service. I have been on leave for 2 months, but now the employer is saying that I have to pay two months' professional tax in the current month.

Regards,
Deepali

Hi, please ask him where the rule mentioning Professional Tax can be found. I do not think we should pay. Anyway, I am attaching the act. Please go through it.

Regards.

If you are not earning anything, then how should you pay PT for the same? If you are earning zero for 2 months, then you don't have to pay PT over there.

Regards,
Kamlesh

PT is calculated based on the salary for the particular month you receive. If you are not taking any salary, how would you calculate the PT? I suggest you inquire about this from your HR department as well.

Best Regards,
Harish Nayak

If you are not being paid for an entire month, then you are not liable to pay Professional Tax under State Law on Professional Tax as amended from time to time by the state government.

Regards,
Saurabh Shyamsukha
HR Manager
RDB Regent Retail Ltd.

If you are on leave and not getting paid for that time, it means that if your leave is without pay, there is no need to pay Professional Tax.

Employers used to deduct from salary every month. If an employer is not paying salary, they cannot deduct Professional Tax for that month.

Thank you.

Any deduction from salary is done from gross earnings. Professional Tax is a deduction from your gross earnings. It seems you are from Mumbai.

Professional Tax in Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, you are liable to pay Professional Tax as follows:
- Nil if your gross earnings are up to Rs. 5000/- per month.
- Rs. 175/- if your gross earnings are from Rs. 5001 to Rs. 10000/-.
- Rs. 200/- (or Rs. 300/- in February) if your gross earnings are Rs. 10001/- and above.

I hope you got the answer to your query.

No Work, No Pay; Hence, No Tax

Please explain this to your Director, HR, or Accounts department. Otherwise, send your query directly to the labor department for action to be taken.

Dear Deepali Ji, as my friends suggested, you need not pay any PT for those two months as you have not earned anything. Even if you earn and if it is below Rs. 10,000, you need not pay anything. Ask your employer to go through the Act and come out with a clear picture on the deductions.

Regards,
G.K. Manjunath
Sr. Manager - HR

If I have earned 9000/- for 28 days and my salary is 10000/-, what amount of PT should I pay? Is it 175/- or 200/-? In short, is PT calculated on take-home salary or on the fixed salary?