BP Codes · Category Professions
Income-tax business / profession codes under category Professions, sourced from the CBDT BP master. Browse the list below or open the category in the live BP finder to filter.
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| BP Code | Description | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 16001 | Legal profession | |
| 16002 | Accounting, book-keeping and auditing profession | |
| 16003 | Tax consultancy | |
| 16004 | Architectural profession | |
| 16005 | Engineering and technical consultancy | |
| 16006 | Advertising | |
| 16007 | Fashion designing | |
| 16008 | Interior decoration | |
| 16009 | Photography | |
| 16010 | Auctioneers | |
| 16011 | Business brokerage | |
| 16012 | Market research and public opinion polling | |
| 16013 | Business and management consultancy activities | |
| 16014 | Labour recruitment and provision of personnel | |
| 16015 | Investigation and security services | |
| 16016 | Building-cleaning and industrial cleaning activities | |
| 16017 | Packaging activities | |
| 16018 | Secretarial activities | |
| 16019 | Medical Profession | |
| 16020 | Film Artist | |
| 16021 | Social Media Influencers — YouTubers, Instagrammers, TikTokers etc. | |
| 16022 | Other professional services n.e.c. |
BP code Professions is the CBDT category for "Professions" under the nature-of-business classification used in ITR-3 / ITR-4. Every business or professional under this category must declare the matching 5-digit code on the ITR schedule.
22 codes fall under category Professions per the latest CBDT BP master. The full list is available at the FinTax24 BP Code Finder.
BP codes go in Schedule BP of ITR-3 / ITR-4 (Nature of Business) plus Schedule ITR-1 in case of presumptive taxation under Section 44AD.
Yes. Most businesses operate in 2-3 categories. Each gets a row in Schedule BP with code, description and relative revenue %.
Data source: CBDT BP master (incometax.gov.in). Last reviewed: 2026-09-05.
