TDS enhancement and cross-border scrutiny urged to meet revised direct tax target and curb tax avoidance.
Income tax administration is directed to intensify TDS efforts and expand revenue sources by identifying new collection areas, enhancing scrutiny of cross-border transactions, coordinating regularly with departments responsible for TDS deduction, monitoring TDS at district level where major public expenditure occurs, and sharing information among Commissionerates to build a common database aimed at accelerating TDS contribution to net direct tax receipts.

Direct tax collections show corporate tax growth while personal income tax fell due to increased refunds.
The release reports overall growth in net direct tax collections driven mainly by substantial corporate tax increases while Personal Income Tax collections declined, a contraction attributed largely to a significant rise in PIT refunds; it also notes modest STT growth and stronger proportional wealth tax growth, underscoring shifts in revenue composition between corporate and individual tax streams.

Tax refund phishing alerts: taxpayers warned that refund emails requesting card details are fraudulent and should be ignored.
Electronic communications claiming to notify recipients of income-tax refunds and requesting credit card details are fraudulent; the Income Tax Department does not send emails about refunds nor seek taxpayers' credit card information. Taxpayers are cautioned not to respond to such emails and any disclosure of sensitive information is at their own risk and responsibility.