India's net corporate tax collection was over ₹5.99 lakh crore between 1 April and 14 October 2026 (Income Tax Department), up 20.58% on a year ago, against about ₹6.92 lakh crore from non-corporate tax, up 5.83%. That puts corporate tax at about 46.4% of the two combined. Non-corporate tax is paid by individuals, firms and HUFs, so it is not the same as personal income tax alone.
Source · Income Tax Department, via PTI via ThePrint, figure for October 2026 · checked
| Period | Value (₹ lakh crore) |
|---|---|
| 14 Oct | 5.99 |
| 17 Sep | 5.56 |
| 10 Aug | 2.7 |
| 13 Jul | 2.4 |
| 17 Jun | 2.08 |
Net means after refunds. Non-corporate tax is paid by individuals, firms and HUFs, so it is wider than personal income tax alone. Both run from 1 April to 14 October 2026 and are provisional.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Net corporate tax, 1 April to 14 October 2026 | ₹5.99 lakh crore | Income Tax Department, via PTI, 15 October 2026 |
| Net non-corporate tax, 1 April to 14 October 2026 | ₹6.92 lakh crore | Income Tax Department, via PTI, 15 October 2026 |
| Growth in net corporate tax on a year ago | 20.58% | Income Tax Department, via PTI, 15 October 2026 |
| Growth in net non-corporate tax on a year ago | 5.83% | Income Tax Department, via PTI, 15 October 2026 |
| Net direct tax in total | ₹13.38 lakh crore | Income Tax Department, via PTI, 15 October 2026 |
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Net direct tax collection rose 13.21 per cent to about Rs 13.38 lakh crore between April 1 and October 14, driven by a healthy pick-up in corporate taxes. Net corporate tax mop-up grew 20.58 per cent to over Rs 5.99 lakh crore, while non-corporate tax (paid by individuals, firms and HUFs) rose 5.83 per cent to about Rs 6.92 lakh crore so far this fiscal year.
Corporate tax mop-up grew 19.48 per cent to about Rs 5.56 lakh crore, while non-corporate tax (individuals and HUFs) mop-up increased 6 per cent to over Rs 6.16 lakh crore.
The net corporate tax collection rose 19.83 per cent to about Rs 2.70 lakh crore, while non-corporate tax collection (which includes personal income tax) mop-up rose 23 per cent to Rs 5.07 lakh crore.
The net corporate tax collection rose 22 per cent to Rs 2.40 lakh crore, and mop-up from net non-corporate tax (NCT), which includes taxes paid by individuals, HUFs, and firms, grew about 12 per cent to over Rs 3.84 lakh crore till July 13.
This includes net corporate tax collection which rose 22 per cent to Rs 2.08 lakh crore, and net non-corporate tax mop-up, which grew 8 per cent to about Rs 2.94 lakh crore so far this fiscal year.
Worked out by us: 46.4 (Net corporate tax 5.99 lakh crore divided by the sum of net corporate 5.99 and net non-corporate 6.92 lakh crore (12.91), as a percentage, rounded to one decimal); 53.6 (100 minus 46.4, the non-corporate share of the two combined).
Net corporate tax was over ₹5.99 lakh crore from 1 April to 14 October 2026, up 20.58% (Income Tax Department data, as reported by PTI).
About ₹6.92 lakh crore net, up 5.83%, over the same period. It is paid by individuals, firms and HUFs.
No. Non-corporate tax is paid by individuals, firms and HUFs together. The Income Tax Department does not publish personal income tax alone in these reports.
About 46.4% of net corporate plus net non-corporate tax, worked out from ₹5.99 lakh crore and ₹6.92 lakh crore.
This is a best guess, not an official statistic. We recheck it monthly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.
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