I-T Dept to ask 2.59 lakh taxpayers to settle cases

New Delhi, August 28

Keen to bring down the number of tax litigations, the I-T Department will soon write to over 2.59 lakh taxpayers asking them to avail the one-time dispute resolution scheme to settle their cases.

And to cut down on communication time, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will use email to communicate with the appellants.

“We have estimated that each Commissioner of I-T (Appeal) would have about 300-400 litigations pending before them. We will send these assessees emails informing about the benefits of the dispute resolution scheme,” an official told PTI.

The Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, introduced from June 1, seeks to address the issue of pending litigation before Commissioner of I-T (Appeal). The scheme is open till December 31.

As per I-T department data, there were 73,402 appeals with tax effect above Rs 10 lakh and 1,85,858 appeals with tax effect below Rs 10 lakh which are pending before CIT (Appeal) as on February 29. Thus, 2,59,260 appellants are eligible for the benefit of this scheme. “Since we know who our target assessees are, we will send them pamphlets and also emails,” the official added. — PTI