Online tax returns rise 3 times

The tax administrator has seen a 239 per cent or three times year-on-year rise in the number of online tax return submissions in 2022-23.

Some 2.07 lakh tax returns were submitted online for FY23, up more than three times from 61,000 the previous year, according to the officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Individuals submitted a total of 28.51 lakh tax returns until January 1, the final day for filing of income and wealth statements for the fiscal year without any penalty.