Major Steps taken for Reducing Tax Litigations

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....ajor Steps taken for Reducing Tax Litigations <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 11-7-2018<br><BR>In order to reduce the long pending grievances of taxpayers and to minimise litigations pertaining to tax matters and to facilitate the Ease of Doing Business, Government of India has decided to increase the threshold monetary limits for filing Departmental Appeals at various levels, be it Appellat....

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....e Tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court in the following manner :- Sl. No. Appeal Fora Present limit for filing appeal (In Rs.) Enhanced limit (In Rs.) 1. ITAT / CESTAT 10 lakhs 20 lakhs 2. High Courts 20 lakhs 50 lakhs 3. Supreme Court 25 lakhs 1 Crore This is a major step in the direction of litigation management of both direct and indirect taxes as it will effectively....

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.... reduce minor litigations and help the Department to focus on high value litigations. In case of CBDT, out of total cases filed by the Department in ITAT, 34% of cases will be withdrawn. In case of High Courts, 48% of cases will be withdrawn and in case of Supreme Court 54% of cases will be withdrawn. The total percentage of reduction of litigation from Department's side will get reduced by 41%. ....

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....However, this will not apply in such cases where substantial point of law is involved. Similarly, in case of CBIC, out of total cases filed by the Department in CESTAT, 16% of cases will be withdrawn. In case of High Courts, 22% of cases will be withdrawn and in case of Supreme Court 21% of cases will be withdrawn. The total percentage of reduction of litigation from Department's side will get re....

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....duced by 18%. However, this will not apply in such cases where substantial point of law is involved. This step will also reduce future litigation flow from the Department side.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....