The total tax paid by individual assessees was Rs 3.17 lakh crore, while the highest number of returns were filed by those in the up to Rs 2.5 lakh income group, according to the Central Board of Direct Taxes data analysed by ET Wealth.
Rs 4,45,150 crore was the total deduction availed of by individual assessees in AY 2018-19, while Rs 3,17,845 crore was the total tax paid by them.
Number of assessees /gross total income
Annual income
Number of assessees /income after deductions
Fall in number of assessees /deduction claimed
2764 / Rs 71,923 cr
Above Rs 10 crore
2738/ Rs 71,104 cr
26/ Rs 819 cr
5132/ Rs 34,814 cr
Rs 5– 10 crore
5069/ Rs 34,376 cr
63/ Rs 438 cr
89793/ Rs 1,61,142 cr
Rs 1 - 5 crore
85895/ Rs 1,55,654 cr
3898/ Rs 5,488 cr
2,09,345/ Rs 1,41,704 cr
Rs 50 lakh – 1 crore
1,88,713/ Rs 1,29,680 cr
20,632/ Rs 12,024 cr
52,44,781/ Rs 8,91,314 cr
Rs 10 – 50 lakh
38,78,560/ Rs 6,90,733 cr
13,66,221/ Rs 2,00,581 cr
1,47,54,245/ Rs 10,02,382 cr
Rs 5 – 10 lakh
97,00,769/ Rs 6,54,188 cr
50,53,476/ Rs 3,48,194 cr
2,72,41,137/ Rs 9,79,043 cr
Rs 2.5 – 5 lakh
3,14,50,170/ Rs 10,60,738 cr
-42,09,033*/ Rs 81,695 cr*
75,42,255/ Rs 1,32,577 cr
Up to Rs 2.5 lakh
96,02,493/ Rs 1,73,276 cr
-20,60,238*/ Rs 40,699 cr*
* The negative figures are due to the addition of higher income assessees in the lower tax slabs after availing of deductions.
Salaried, business biggest income groups House property and STCG contribute the lowest to total individual income.
47.4% assessees with no salaried income Total number of returns filed: 5,52,60,219
Most returns filed in Rs 0-2.5 lakh income bracket Highest number of returns were filed by those with Rs 0-2.5 lakh of other income.
Highest tax by those in Rs 0-2.5 lakh tax range These were followed by those in the Rs 10-50 lakh tax bracket.
Source: Income Tax Return Statistics Assessment Year 2018-19. All income categories are for individual assessees only.
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