Advance tax collection till March 17, 2024, stood at Rs 9.11 lakh crore, which is 22.31 percent more than the same period of the last financial year.

Net Direct Tax collections for the FY 2023-24 grow at over 19.88 percent 18.90 lakh crore Direct Tax: Government's huge earnings, Direct Tax collection increased by 20 percent to Rs 18.90 lakh crore Tax collection (Image Source :ABP Live)

Direct Tax Collection: Due to an increase in advance tax collection, the net direct tax collection has increased by 19.88 percent to more than Rs 18.90 lakh crore by March 17 in the current financial year (2023-24). The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement that the total direct tax collection till March 17 has been Rs 18,90,259 crore, which includes Rs 9,14,469 crore of corporate tax and individual income tax and Rs 9,72,224 crore of securities transaction tax (CBDT). STT) is also included.

Advance tax collection 22.31 percent more than in the same period of the last financial year

Advance tax collection till March 17, 2024 stood at Rs 9.11 lakh crore, which is 22.31 percent more than the same period of the last financial year. Rs 6.73 lakh crore has been received as advance tax from companies while the contribution of individual income taxpayers is Rs 2.39 lakh crore. Meanwhile, till March 17 in the current financial year, refunds worth about Rs 3.37 lakh crore have also been issued.

Total direct tax collection is 18.74 percent more

The total direct tax collection before refund adjustment on a gross basis comes to Rs 22.27 lakh crore. This is 18.74 percent more than the same period a year ago.

Tax collection has been more than the estimated figure of the government

Subsidy said that the provisional figures of direct tax collection till March 17 in the financial year 2023-24 show that the net tax collection is Rs 18,90,259 crore whereas in the same period of the last financial year, it was Rs 15,76,776 crore. This is 19.88 percent more than the financial year 2022-23. In the revised estimate of direct tax collection, the government had expected the receipts for the entire financial year to be Rs 19.45 lakh crore.

What do the experts say

On the figures of the increase in direct tax collection, SumitSinghania, partner at Deloitte India, said that the increase of about 20 percent in tax revenue shows the steady pace of reforms made in the tax policy throughout the year. SumitSinghania also said that the increase in advance tax collection shows increasing voluntary compliance among different categories of taxpayers.