The measures, along with announcements to improve the direct tax system, are those which the government feels will not hurt the fiscal deficit numbers now
To encourage taxpayers to file their ITRs and forms early, over 1.03 billion outreaches were made through targeted e-mail, SMS and other creative campaigns
It was backed by a 20% increase in advance tax revenues
As per government data, the net direct tax collection between April 1 and November 9 this fiscal has swelled 22 per cent to Rs 10.60 trillion
Currently, the tax collection stands at 58.15% of the total Budget Estimates for FY24
The tax collection includes corporate tax of 4.16 trillion rupees and personal income tax of 4.47 trillion rupees, said the statement from Ministry of Finance
Beginning this fiscal, tax officers have been empowered to order for inventory valuation from a cost accountant at any stage of the proceedings pending before him/her
A paradigm shift has been brought in the way the income tax department has been dealing with the taxpayers
While India is not the richest country in the world, the tax collection is one of the highest and the income tax rate should be reduced from around 40 per cent at present, economist Surjit Bhalla said
It should be noted that direct tax collection figures are still provisional and GDP figures are on the basis of second advance estimates for 2022-23. The actual figures may change the outcome slightly
Gross direct tax collection increased 173 per cent to over Rs 19.68 trillion in 10 years to 2022-23
Mumbai's share in overall kitty remains highest, but down at about 30% now
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The dividend from public sector enterprises gave some breather: It stood at Rs 58,988 crore, compared to the revised target of Rs 43,000 crore
Net collection rises 15.3% to Rs 15.72 trn as of March 16
Presently, no TDS is required on interest payable in the case of listed dematerialised securities
The target of 5.9% is also likely to be met next year, finally bringing it down to below 4.5% of GDP in the financial year 2025-26
New income tax regime: The taxpayers can avail of several deductions under the old income tax regime using section 80C etc. But under the new tax regime, no such deductions are allowed
No tax will have to be paid for income up to Rs 3 lakh