Only withheld refunds where assessee reply is awaited, says CBDT
He tells Dilasha Seth, in an interview, that 58,000 cases will be assessed through the faceless mechanism by October.
The Revised Estimate (RE) has pegged the target for collection of direct taxes for the current fiscal, which ends on March 31, at Rs 11.70 trillion
With direct tax arrears accounting for 45 per cent of the govt's gross tax collections, the big challenge is to prevent fresh disputes
A three per cent rise is definitely achievable
The reduced growth is largely because of consumption slowdown and tax rate cuts
A combination of factors is responsible. This includes a deepening of the general economic slowdown and corporation tax cuts
CBDT member Akhilesh Ranjan, who headed a panel on the new direct tax law, said corporation tax rate in India is somewhat higher - compared to international standards - and must be reduced
The government has set a direct tax collection target of Rs 13.35 trillion for the current fiscal, which includes Rs 7.66 trillion from corporate tax and Rs 5.69 trillion as income tax
The collections had shot up that year because people regularised their unaccounted income by paying higher levies
Income tax payers earning up to Rs 55 lakh per annum may end up with a major tax relief
The report added that the net direct tax collections grew by 18% in 2017-18, at Rs 10.03 trillion
Mop-up from the state fell by almost 20% to Rs 235 billion in 2017-18, from Rs 293 billion in 2016-17
In last fiscal (2017-18), direct tax collection increased over 18 per cent to Rs 10.03 trillion
Officials said the tax department refunds Rs 750 bn in the first four months of the current financial year, half of what was refunded in the entire FY18
The government had estimated the collections to grow by 18.3 per cent for 2017-18 in the Budget
The net direct tax collections represent 67% of total Budget Estimates of direct taxes for FY2017-18 is Rs 9.8 trillion: Finance Ministry
Mumbai, Delhi I-T dept asked to shore up collection by Rs 10,000 cr each
The government had last financial year exceeded the direct tax collection target set in the Budget
Jaitley also added that undisclosed income of Rs 5,400 cr was also detected