« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Mastering Online Income Tax Return Filing: Step-by-Step Guide For Easy ITR Filing  Notification No. 27/2023 CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES  How to calculate income tax on stock market earnings along with your salary?  10 things to remember while investing in tax saving fixed deposits (FDs)  How HRA exemption can help you save tax in 2023-24  Filing ITR On Your Own? A Senior Income Tax Expert Suggests This  Income tax return filing for FY22-23: Form 16 issue date, ITR forms and more  Notification No. 22/2023 CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES  Four tax-saving tools for your investment portfolio «  Taxman to tighten noose,studies returns closely... Making the gift regime fool-proof... » Service tax collections up 63.8% December, 02nd 2006 The Centre's service tax collections have recorded a 63.87 per cent increase in April-October 2006 to Rs 16,894.54 crore compared to Rs 10,310 crore collected in the same period last year. An official release said that service tax revenues for October stood at Rs 3,537.67 crore, which represents a 64.39 per cent increase over Rs 2,152 crore collected in the same month last year.