Ministry of Finance on Tuesday reported nearly 20% spike in the Net Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year 2023-24, as of March 17, 2024.
The data showed that the net collections are at Rs 18,90,259 crore as compared to Rs 15,76,776 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding Financial Year (i.e. FY 2022-23), representing an increase of 19.88 per cent.
The Net Direct Tax collection of Rs 18,90,259 crore includes Corporation Tax (CIT) at Rs 9,14,469 crore – net of refund–and Personal Income Tax (PIT) including Securities Transaction Tax (STT) at Rs 9,72,224 crore (net of refund).
The provisional figures of Gross collection of Direct Taxes, before adjusting for refunds, for the Financial Year 2023-24 showed a growth of 18.74 per cent over the collections of FY 2022-23.
Gross collection of Direct Taxes stand at Rs 22,27,067 crore as compared to Rs 18,75,535 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year.
The Gross collection includes CIT at Rs 10,98,183 crore and PIT including STT at Rs 11,25,228 crore.
Minor head-wise collection comprises Advance Tax of Rs 9,11,534 crore; Tax Deducted at Source of Rs 10,44,511 crore; Self-Assessment Tax of Rs 1,73,296 crore; Regular Assessment Tax of Rs 73,548 crore; and Tax under other minor heads of Rs 24,177 crore, data by the Finance Ministry said.
Advance Tax collections for Financial Year 2023-24, as on March 17, 2024 stand at Rs 9,11,534 crore, against Advance Tax collections of Rs 7,45,246 crore for the corresponding period of FY 2022-23, showing a growth of 22.31 per cent.
The Advance Tax collection of Rs 9,11,534 crore comprises CIT at Rs 6,72,899 crore and PIT at Rs 2,38,628 crore.
Refunds amounting to Rs 3,36,808 crore have also been issued in the FY 2023-24, as compared to refunds of Rs 2,98,758 crore issued in FY 2022-23, marking an increase of 12.74 per cent over the refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year, the data said.