<h1>Legacy Tax Disputes Simplified: Sabka Vishwas Scheme Resolves Service Tax & Excise Issues, Boosts Case Settlement Efficiency.</h1> The Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019, aims to assist taxpayers, including small taxpayers, in resolving disputes related to legacy taxes such as Service Tax and Central Excise, now subsumed under GST. The scheme focuses on dispute resolution and amnesty, with 26,142 applications received and 2,828 accepted, involving amounts of 16,007.01 crores and 162.15 crores respectively. The government has increased monetary limits for departmental appeals and established additional benches in the Supreme Court and High Courts for taxation matters to expedite case resolutions. The scheme is active from September 1 to December 31, 2019.