The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to December, 2018 show that gross collections are at ₹ 8.74 lakh crore which is 14.1% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year. 

Refunds amounting to Rs.1.30 lakh crore have been issued during April, 2018 to December, 2018, which is 17.0% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year. Net collections (after adjusting for refunds) have increased by 13.6% to ₹ 7.43 lakh crore during April - December, 2018. The net Direct Tax collections represent 64.7% of the total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F.Y. 2018-19 (Rs. 11.50 lakh crore). 

So far as the growth rate for Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) is concerned, the growth rate of gross collections for CIT is 14.8% while that for PIT (including STT) is 17.2%. After adjustment of refunds, the net growth in CIT collections is 16.0% and that in PIT collections is 14.8%. It is pertinent to mention that collections of the corresponding period of F.Y. 2017-18 also included extraordinary collections under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), 2016 amounting to ₹ 10,844 crore (Third and last instalment of IDS), which do not form part of the current year’s collections. 

An amount of ₹ 3.64 lakh crore has been collected as Advance Tax, which is 14.5% higher than the Advance Tax collections during the corresponding period of last year. The growth rate of Corporate Advance Tax is 12.5% and that of PIT Advance Tax is 23.8%.

Direct tax collections rose, with net receipts and advance tax mobilization increasing and sectoral tax growth varying. Gross direct tax collections rose 14.1% while refunds increased 17.0%, yielding Net Direct Tax collections growth of 13.6% to Rs. 7.43 lakh crore (64.7% of the Budget Estimate). Corporate and Personal Income Tax receipts showed substantive gross and net growth after refunds, and Advance Tax collections increased 14.5% with differing sectoral growth rates. The statement notes prior year one time Income Declaration Scheme receipts are excluded from current collections for comparison.