Income tax return filing up 50% to 6.08 crore: CBDT Chairman
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra on Tuesday said the number of income tax return filings has increased by 50% to 6.08 crore so far this year, compared to the year-ago period. "This is the effect of demonetisation," he said. The government will achieve direct tax collection target of â¹11.5 lakh crore for 2018-19, he added.