NEW DELHI: The figures of direct tax collections for the financial year 2022-23, as on December 17, 2022, show that net collections are at Rs 11,35,754 crore, compared to Rs 9,47,959 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year i.e FY 2021-22, representing an increase of 19.81 per cent, said the Ministry of Finance on Sunday.
The net direct tax collection of Rs 11,35,754 crore (as on 17.12.2022) includes corporate 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).
The gross collection of direct taxes (before adjusting for refunds) for the FY 2022-23 stands at Rs. 13,63,649 crore compared to Rs. 10,83,150 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year, registering a growth of 25.90 per cent over collections of FY 2021-22.
The gross collection of Rs 13,63,649 crore includes corporate 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 (TDS) 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 FY 2022-23 stand at Rs 5,21,302 crore as on December 17, 2022, against advance tax collections of Rs 4,62,038 crore for the corresponding period of the preceding financial year, showing a growth of 12.83 per cent. The advance tax collection of Rs 5,21,302 crore includes corporate tax (CIT) at Rs 3,97,364 crore and personal income tax (PIT) at Rs 1,23,936 crore.
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 December 17. 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 December 17, as against refunds of Rs 1,35,191 crore issued during the corresponding period in the preceding financial year, showing a growth of over 68.57 per cent. (ANI)