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What is Tax Collection?

Tax Collection

About Tax Collection

What is Tax Collection?

In order to garner income for the government to finance social projects, tax is collected from individuals and corporations via direct tax and indirect tax. These two tax collections form the government's revenue.
 
Revenue receipts can be of two types — non-tax revenue and tax revenue. Tax revenue is the income gained by the government through taxation.
 
Tax revenue forms a part of the Receipt Budget, which in turn is part of the Annual Financial Statement of the Union Budget. Union Budget keeps the account of the government's finances for the fiscal year that runs from April 1 to March 31. Union
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Latest Updates on Tax Collection

SC on retro tax on minerals: Odisha and Rajasthan to watch out for

Odisha, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Jharkhand, are India's top five mineral producing states by value annually, and in the same order as of FY23 data

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Updated On : 27 Aug 2024 | 6:37 PM IST

No TCS on credit card spends overseas, says Ministry of Finance

Implementation of 20% tax on foreign remittances put off until October 1

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Updated On : 05 Oct 2023 | 12:21 PM IST

CBDT asks Mumbai, West Bengal to step up efforts to raise revenue

The net tax growth rate in some of these regions was below expectations, said two people privy to the development

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2023 | 10:59 PM IST

Government to fall short on tax collection target of Rs 30.43 trn in FY23

The revised estimates (RE) for the current fiscal pegged gross tax revenues at Rs 30.43 lakh crore, higher than the budget estimates of Rs 27.57 lakh crore

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2023 | 4:17 PM IST

Bankers see rise in LRS remittances before new TCS rate kicks in

The TCS, is not in itself, a tax and credit for the amount paid on any transaction is available to the person to adjust against their tax liability for the year

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2023 | 11:45 PM IST

Direct tax: Budget gives a blueprint for sustained high-growth trajectory

Presently, no TDS is required on interest payable in the case of listed dematerialised securities

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2023 | 6:10 AM IST

I-T dept spends 57 paise for every Rs 100 of tax collection: Govt official

The Budget was an effort in moving to a new tax regime which is simple and more open

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2023 | 8:49 PM IST

Budget 2023: 20% TCS may take sheen off investments in foreign stocks

The money can be adjusted later, but the blocking of 20 per cent capital till tax filing is likely to dissuade direct investment in foreign equities

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2023 | 12:14 AM IST

Corporate tax collection to GDP ratio exceeds 3% after two years in FY'22

However, the corporate tax collection is yet to surpass its five-year high of 3.51 per cent of GDP recorded in 2018-19

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Updated On : 01 Jan 2023 | 1:18 PM IST

CBIC asks taxmen to recover lower dues from firms under insolvency

Issues a separate circular on limitation period of show-cause notices

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Updated On : 29 Dec 2022 | 8:29 AM IST

Gross direct tax collections up by 30% at Rs 10.93 trn in current fiscal

The Central government has set a target of Rs 14,20,000 crore for collection of direct taxes as per budget estimates for 2022-23

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Updated On : 26 Dec 2022 | 6:37 PM IST

CBDT to hold high-level meeting to review revenue collection of FY23

Move seen as part of department's revenue maximisation exercise

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2022 | 11:58 PM IST

Advance tax mop-up grew 13% in April-Dec period to Rs 5.21 trillion

Net direct tax collection has grown 19% to over Rs 11.35 trillion

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2022 | 12:22 AM IST

CBDT seeks detailed report on the top 15 taxpayers in each region

Directive issued for maximising revenue collection and monitoring advance tax mop up

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2022 | 11:32 PM IST

Over 60% of returns filed for amount less than Rs 5 lakh, shows data

Higher tax exemption slabs may exclude significant numbers from existing pool

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2022 | 10:26 PM IST

Tax collection to exceed Budget estimate by nearly Rs 4 trn: Revenue Secy

India's tax collection will exceed the budget estimate by nearly Rs 4 trillion in the current fiscal on the back of buoyant income tax, customs duty and GST mop-up, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said

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Updated On : 23 Nov 2022 | 8:41 PM IST

RBI report flags large-scale variation in property tax collection in states

It may look surprising but it is a fact that the property tax revenue of the municipal bodies in Delhi is much more than that of bigger states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2022 | 10:21 AM IST

Better tax collection to help meet FY23 fiscal target of 6.4%: Report

The report also noted that it was expecting the government to undershoot the fiscal deficit target when the budget was presented at 6%

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Updated On : 11 Nov 2022 | 6:52 PM IST

Fiscal correction: Focus should be on reducing the fiscal deficit

The govt would do well to be cautious and resist the temptation of increasing expenditure in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections because the economy is likely to slow in the second half of the year

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2022 | 9:09 AM IST

Govt likely to surpass FY23 tax collection goal by over $24 billion

India's union budget, due to be presented in February, will outline the federal spending plan for the coming fiscal year

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2022 | 6:08 AM IST