Seeking your opinion regarding applicability of Profession Tax in different states where the staff are located

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Dear Team,

Greetings from Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)!

Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is registered under Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. Its registered office is in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra.
We implement the projects in eight states. (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana & Odisha).

WOTR processes salaries of all the staff across eight states from Ahilyanagar. Each state has approx. 15-20 employees working (except Maharashtra).
The Professional tax is deducted on the basis of Maharashtra Profession Tax Act and Rules.

We want your opinion, whether only Maharashtra Professional Tax Rules are applicable or it has to follow the rules of respective states in which it works.

Thanking you in anticipation

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  1. PT is a state act
  2. Collected by state where the employee earns compensation
  3. PT varies from state to state by income
  4. For multi state operations, PT registration in respective state and deposit as per rates applicable in the respective state
    So PT compliance per state