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  • Net direct tax collections till January 11 at Rs 18.37 lakh crore, up 8.8% YoY

    As compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year, the net direct tax collections were up 8.8 percent on year. This growth is lower than the projection made in the Budget.

  • Netflix wins key transfer-pricing battle; ITAT sets clear benchmark for MNCs on LRD classification

    Verdict expected to bring tax clarity to MNCs operating under the Limited-Risk Distributor model across OTT, fashion, electronics and SaaS sectors

  • Govt confident of meeting FY26 direct tax target despite likely STT shortfall

    STT has seen slower growth this year as investor sentiment turned cautious amid market corrections in September and October.

  • Assocham seeks tax simplification to enhance ease of doing business

    In the pre-Budget memorandum shared with the Revenue Secretary Arvind Shrivastava, Assocham said the direct and indirect tax systems need procedural clarity, consistency and reduced compliance costs to make India’s manufacturing globally competitive.

  • Net direct tax revenue jumps 6.3% to Rs 11.89 lakh crore till Oct 12

    Non-corporate tax, which includes individuals and HUFs, mop-up so far this fiscal stood at about Rs 6.55 lakh crore, up from over Rs 5.93 lakh crore in the same period of the last year

  • Net direct tax revenue jumps 9% to Rs 10.82 lakh crore till September 17

    Non-corporate tax, which includes individuals and HUFs, mop-up so far this fiscal stood at about Rs 5.84 lakh crore, up from over Rs 5.13 lakh crore in the same period of the last year

  • FM Sitharaman directs CBDT to withdraw all low-value tax cases within 3 months

    Of the 5.77 lakh pending appeals, over 2.25 lakh cases are targeted for disposal in FY 2025–26, potentially resolving more than Rs 10 lakh crore of disputed tax demand.

  • Drop in tax collection not a worry, expect 5–6% rise in September, says govt source

    The government has pegged mid-year mop-up at Rs 11.34 lakh crore, driven by inflows from the second advance tax instalment which is due September 15

  • Net direct tax collection slips 1.39% to Rs 4.58 lakh crore; refunds surge over 58%

    While the non-corporate tax witnessed 2.68 percent negative growth in advance tax, corporate tax grew by 5.86 percent till June 19.

  • Direct tax mop up for 2024-25 fiscal misses target owing to higher refunds

    New Delhi, Apr 25 The net direct tax collection for the 2024-25 financial year narrowly missed the target, even as it grew 13.57 per cent to over Rs 22...

  • Net direct tax kitty swells 13% to Rs 21.27 lakh crore so far in FY25, STT collections rise 55%

    The net corporate tax collection between April 1, 2024, and March 16, 2025, was Rs 9.69 lakh crore

  • Higher personal income tax collections could bolster direct tax collections by Rs 13,000 cr for FY25

    The stronger-than-anticipated direct tax inflows provide the government with additional fiscal room.

  • New Income-Tax Bill to replace 'assessment year' with 'tax year’ , make compliance easier

    Tax year, which will run from April 1-March 31, will be the period during which income is earned and reported

  • Net direct tax kitty swells 15% to Rs 17.78 lakh crore till February 10

    In the revised estimates (RE) for the current fiscal, the government has pegged income tax collections at Rs 12.57 lakh crore, up from the budget estimate of Rs 11.87 lakh crore

  • Net direct tax collection up over 15.9% at Rs 16.89 lakh crore

    While the non-corporate tax witnessed 21.5 percent growth in advance tax, corporate tax grew by only 8 percent till January 12.

  • Simplification to be the focus for taxation in 2025

    With monthly gross GST collections stabilising at around Rs 1.8 lakh crore and gross direct tax collections steadily rising at 20 per cent rate, the effort to ease compliance burden for individuals as well as corporates will gain traction.

  • Direct Tax-to-GDP ratio reaches record high of 6.64% in FY24; Collections surge 182% in 10 years

    The data revealed that over the past 10 years, corporate tax collections have more than doubled, growing from Rs 4.29 lakh crore in FY15 to over Rs 9.11 lakh crore in FY24.

  • Supreme Court disposes of 573 direct tax cases under revised monetary limits

    The Union Budget 2024-25 enhanced the monetary limits for filing appeals related to Direct Taxes, Excise, and Service Tax in various judicial forums.

  • Net direct tax collection jumps over 22% till Aug 11

    The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said net direct tax collection of Rs 6.92 lakh crore includes Corporation Tax (CIT) of Rs 2.2 lakh crore

  • Direct tax relief for middle class in Budget 2024 is ‘sufficient’: Revenue Secy

    Budget 2024 has given relief of Rs 17,500 this year in direct tax. In last year's Union Budget, the government had reduced the number of tax slabs, and adjusted the rebate limit in the new tax regime to Rs 7 lakh.

  • India’s net direct tax collection jumps over 19% till July 11

    The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said net direct tax collection of Rs 5.74 lakh crore includes Corporation Tax (CIT) at Rs 2.1 lakh crore.

  • India's FY25 net direct tax collections rise 21% YoY till June 17

    On a gross basis, tax collection before refunds grew more than 22% year-on-year to Rs 5.16 lakh crore

  • No changes in new tax regime from April 1: Finance Ministry

    The option of opting out from the new tax regime is available till the filing of return for the assessment year 2024-25, the ministry has said

  • Direct tax collection grows 20% to Rs 18.90 lakh crore on higher advance tax mop-up

    The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said net direct tax collection of Rs 18,90,259 crore (as of March 17) 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).

  • CBDT sets Rs 1 lakh threshold per assessee for withdrawal of old tax demands

    The CBDT order said that such outstanding tax demands pertaining to income tax, wealth tax and gift tax as on January 31, 2024, shall be remitted and extinguished "subject to the maximum ceiling of Rs 1 lakh for any specific taxpayer/assessee".

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