The earnings tax division is trying to minimize down on mammoth pendency ranges within the present fiscal with a goal of disposing 200,000 appeals on the stage of CIT (Appeals), that are estimated to be at Rs 10 lakh crore of disputed quantity.
This shall embody obligatory disposal of prime 1,500 appeals by way of disputed demand, the CBDT has underlined, including that focussed efforts should be taken to liquidate substantial variety of appeals involving disputed quantities in legacy appeals.
This is among the key motion factors within the Central Motion Plan of the Central Board of Direct Taxes for 2025-25. The central motion plan outlines the important thing methods to be adopted by subject places of work of the earnings tax division in a specific fiscal 12 months to verify tax evasion, widen the tax base and meet the tax assortment goal.
For FY26, the federal government has set a goal of Rs 25.2 lakh crore from direct taxes, which incorporates Rs 10.82 lakh crore from company tax and Rs 13.6 lakh crore from non-corporate taxes.
The variety of pending appeals has come down to five.38 lakh as on April 1, 2025, from 549,000 a 12 months in the past. The CBDT has additionally highlighted {that a} document 172,000 instances involving Rs. 6.22 lakh crore had been disposed off throughout FY 24-25 by CIT(A), as in opposition to 162,000 new appeals instituted.
Consultants welcomed the main focus of the CBDT on decreasing pendency. Amit Maheshwari, Tar Accomplice, AKM World identified that this plan guarantees quicker decision of disputes and larger transparency.
“It displays the federal government’s dedication to easing the burden on sincere taxpayers and streamlining the tax administration system. A lot of the quicker disposal of enchantment may be attributed to introduction of parallel authority of Joint Commissioner of Earnings Tax (Appeals),” he famous.
Nevertheless, CBDT has cited the scarcity of manpower at CIT(A) stage within the Motion Plan and therefore, subject officers want to make sure that appeals are correctly examined and disposed effectively.”
As a part of its technique to reinforce tax collections this fiscal, the CBDT has additionally requested officers to carefully monitor prime advance taxpayers and establish bogus claims of exemptions and deductions.
