1 st of all what we have to know is who is eligible for profession tax? Any person engaged in any profession or tread is required to pay profession tax. Means, every doctor, advocate or any professional person or any person or partnership firm engage in any business, or any salaried person eligible to pay profession tax. Profession tax the tax by the state governments in India . A person earning an income from salary or anyone practicing a profession such as chartered accountant, company secretary, lawyer, doctor, etc. are required to pay this professional tax. Different states have different rates and methods of collection. In India, professional tax is imposed every month. However, not all states impose this tax. The states which impose professional tax are Punjab , Karnataka , Bihar , West Bengal , Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Maharashtra , Tamil Nadu , Gujarat , Assam , Kerala , Meghalaya , Odisha , Tripura , Madhya Pradesh , Jharkhand and Sikkim . B