Net direct tax collection grew 13.13 per cent to over Rs 21.26 lakh crore so far this fiscal aided by by higher advance tax mop up, government data showed on Monday. During the year, the government collected Rs 10.44 lakh crore from four instalments of advance tax as against Rs 9.11 lakh crore in the previous fiscal, registering a growth of 14.62 per cent. The last instalment of the advance tax payment was due on March 15, 2025, for the current financial year. Advance tax collection under the corporate tax category rose by 12.54 per cent to Rs 7.57 lakh crore while non-corporates witnessed a growth rate of 20.47 per cent to Rs 2.87 lakh crore during the financial year. An individual whose estimated tax liability is likely to be over Rs 10,000 (after considering tax deducted and collected at source TDS and TCS) is required to pay advance tax that year, as per Section 208 of the Income-Tax Act. This includes salaried taxpayers. Advance tax is to be paid before the end of the financ