Direct tax collection up26 pc till mid-Dec in FY23

New Delhi, Dec 18 :The gross direct tax collections for the financial year 2022-23 (till December 17) registered a growth of of 25.90 per cent to Rs 13,63,649 crore compared to Rs 10,83,150 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year, an official statement said on Sunday.
The Gross collection of Rs 13,63,649 crore includes Corporation Tax (CIT) at Rs 7,25,036 crore and Personal Income Tax (PIT) including Securities Transaction Tax (STT) at Rs 6,35,920 crore.
Minor head wise collection comprises advance tax of Rs 5,21,302 crore, tax deducted at source of Rs 6,44,761 crore, self-assessment tax of Rs 1,40,105 crore, regular assessment tax of Rs 46,244 crore and tax under other minor heads of Rs 11,237 crore.
The cumulative advance tax collections for the first, second and third quarter of the financial year 2022-23 stand at Rs 5,21,302 crore as on 17.12.2022, against Advance Tax collections of Rs 4,62,038 crore for the corresponding period of the immediately preceding financial year, showing a growth of 12.83 per cent.
The Advance Tax collection of Rs 5,21,302 crore as on 17.12.2022 includes Corporation Tax (CIT) at Rs. 3,97,364 crore and Personal Income Tax (PIT) at Rs 1,23,936 crore.
The net direct collections for the financial year 2022-23 (till December 17) registered a growth of 19.81 per cent to Rs 11,35,754 crore, compared to Rs 9,47,959 crore in the corresponding period of last financial year.
The net direct tax collection of Rs. 11,35,754 crore includes Corporation Tax (CIT) at Rs 6,06,679 crore (net of refund) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) including Securities Transaction Tax(STT) at Rs. 5,26,477 crore (net of refund). ‘There has been a remarkable increase in the speed of processing of income tax returns filed during the current fiscal, with almost 96.5 per cent of the duly verified ITRs having been processed till 17.12.2022. This has resulted in faster issue of refunds with almost a 109 per cent increase in the number of refunds issued in the current financial year. Refunds amounting to Rs. 2,27,896 crore have been issued in the FY 2022-23 till 17.12.2022, as against refunds of Rs.1,35,191 crore issued during the corresponding period in the preceding Financial Year 2021-22, showing a growth of over 68.57 per cent ,’ the statement said.