Professional tax and LWF by state
Keep PT and labour welfare fund rules current for every state, and set the right state for each person.
Updated 15 October 2026
What you’ll do: load the latest PT and LWF rules, then check which state each person pays in.
Who can do this: payroll admins.
Steps
- In Dexta Pay, open Compliance Rules under Admin.
- Click Bring professional tax up to date. Read the changes and click Apply to n states.
- Click Bring labour welfare fund up to date and do the same. Fill in the Labour welfare fund: your company card.
- Look at each state’s badge. Please confirm means a choice is yours to make; No professional tax means the state doesn’t levy it.
- To change one person’s state, open Employees, click Salary on their row and set State (for PT/LWF). Left blank, it follows their location in Dexta Hub. Click Save new structure.
Good to know
- Some states set PT by gender or allow exemptions. Set Gender, Professional tax exemption and an Exemption note on the person’s salary structure.
- For LWF, set the Role for labour welfare fund and Employment type where your state’s rule depends on them.
- Deposits for PT and LWF are tracked under Statutory Deposits.