Where are India's tax payers?

May 02, 2016 10:53

Only 2.9 crore Indians filed personal income tax returns for the assessment year 2012-13 -- that is less than 4 per cent of the 760 million adults enumerated in the 2011 Census.

More than half these 2.9 crore individuals paid no tax at all. That the country's direct tax base is dizzyingly narrow is an often stated problem. But data put out on Friday by the Income Tax Department provide details to frame the challenge yet more sharply. Read more

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