Only 6.68 pc of population filed income tax return in 2023-24 fiscal
The Hindu
Increase in ITR filings, 8.09 crore returns filed in FY23-24, 6.68% population files returns, 4.90 crore report zero income.
Only 6.68 per cent of India's population filed income tax returns in 2023-24 fiscal, Parliament was informed on Tuesday (December 17, 2024).
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said there is an increase in filing ITR with over 8.09 crore income tax returns were filed in fiscal 2023-24, up from over 7.40 crore in 2022-23. In FY22, the number of ITRs filed was over 6.96 crore, up from over 6.72 crore in FY21 and over 6.48 crore in FY20.
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“In FY 2023-24, the percentage of population that files Income Tax Return is 6.68 per cent. (In FY 2023-24, the total number of persons filling income tax return is 8,09,03,315),” Mr. Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
He further said total number of individuals reporting zero taxable income in their ITRs is 4.90 crore in Assessment Year 2023-24, up from 4.64 lakh in 2022-23.
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