<h1>Direct Tax Collection Rises 11.38% in April-Jan 2014-15; Corporate and Personal Taxes Up Over 11% Each.</h1> Gross direct tax collection for April-January of the financial year 2014-15 increased by 11.38% to Rs. 5,78,715 crore compared to Rs. 5,19,588 crore in the same period the previous year. Corporate tax collection rose by 11.04% to Rs. 3,64,665 crore, while personal income tax collection increased by 11.32% to Rs. 2,07,613 crore. Securities Transaction Tax grew by 44.12% to Rs. 5,556 crore. Net direct tax collections rose by 6.21% to Rs. 4,74,488 crore. Advance tax collection grew by 13.26%, while TDS growth slowed to 7.79%. Self-assessment tax increased by 22.22%, and regular tax grew by 17.25%.