Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra has said that filing of income tax return (ITR) has increased 50 percent to 6.08 crore so far this year (assessment year 2018-19) compared to the year-ago period. Attributing this rise to demonetization, he said that note ban has been very good for increasing the tax base of the country.
Chandra has stated that the revenue department will achieve direct tax collection target of Rs 11.5 lakh crore in the ongoing financial year. He also said that so far 70 countries are sharing information with India under Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI). Besides, he indicated that as on date, total direct tax mop-up stood at 48 percent of the Budget estimate. As a result of note ban, he highlighted that there has been an increase in corporate taxpayer from 7 lakh in last year to 8 lakh so far now.
Noting that the government was committed to reducing the corporate tax rate, CBDT Chairman said, 'our tax compliance should be good so that the government is in a position to reduce the (corporate) tax rate.' Referring to permanent establishment (PE) rules, he said that PE rules are sustainable in the era of digital economy. He also said “So, from where the revenues are being generated, businesses will have to be taxed accordingly... These issues will have to be discussed in detail.”
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