Gross income of taxpayers rose 56% in 8 yrs, from ₹4.5 lakh to ₹7 lakh: Govt
1 year, 1 month ago

Gross income of taxpayers rose 56% in 8 yrs, from ₹4.5 lakh to ₹7 lakh: Govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The average gross income of individual taxpayers rose 56% from ₹4.5 lakh to ₹7 lakh in eight years ending assessment year 2021-22 and there was a 90% jump in the number of people filing income-tax returns during this period indicating rising income and widening of tax base due to India’s economic resilience and the government’s focus on compliance, an official time-series data showed. The increase in average gross total income for top 1% individual taxpayers is 42% while that for bottom 25% individual taxpayers is 58% Citing the data, the Union finance ministry on Thursday said the number of ITR filings has shown a consistent upswing over the last few years as returns filed by individual taxpayers have increased from 3.36 crore in assessment year 2013-14 to 6.37 crore in AY 2021-22. The statement said the average gross total income for individual taxpayers increased from about ₹4.5 lakh in AY 2013-14 to about ₹7 lakh in AY 2021-22, representing an increase of 56%. In the range of gross total income up to ₹5 lakh, the number of returns filed by individual taxpayers has increased from 2.62 crore in AY 2013-14 to 3.47 crore in AY 2021-22 registering an increase of 32%, it said.

Income Crore Total Itr Individual Gross Returns Taxpayers Lakh Govt Gross Total Income Individual Taxpayers Rose 56  yrs  taxpayers  income  201314  total  ay  rose  56  crore  individual  45  lakh  govt  gross  returns

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