Cbdt Central Action Plan For Fy26 Targets Reducing Pendency At Cit (appeals) Level

The income taxation section is looking to trim down connected mammoth pendency levels successful nan existent fiscal pinch a target of disposing 200,000 appeals astatine nan level of CIT (Appeals), which are estimated to beryllium astatine Rs 10 lakh crore of disputed amount.

This shall see compulsory disposal of apical 1,500 appeals successful position of disputed demand, nan CBDT has underlined, adding that focussed efforts must beryllium taken to liquidate important number of appeals involving disputed amounts successful bequest appeals.

This is 1 of nan cardinal action points successful nan Central Action Plan of nan Central Board of Direct Taxes for 2025-25. The cardinal action scheme outlines nan cardinal strategies to beryllium followed by section offices of nan income taxation section successful a peculiar fiscal twelvemonth to cheque taxation evasion, widen nan taxation guidelines and meet nan taxation postulation target.

For FY26, nan authorities has group a target of Rs 25.2 lakh crore from nonstop taxes, which includes Rs 10.82 lakh crore from firm taxation and Rs 13.6 lakh crore from non-corporate taxes.

The number of pending appeals has travel down to 5.38 lakh arsenic connected April 1, 2025, from 549,000 a twelvemonth ago. The CBDT has besides highlighted that a grounds 172,000 cases involving Rs. 6.22 lakh crore were disposed disconnected during FY 24-25 by CIT(A), arsenic against 162,000 caller appeals instituted.

Experts welcomed nan attraction of nan CBDT connected reducing pendency. Amit Maheshwari, Tar Partner, AKM Global pointed retired that this scheme promises faster solution of disputes and greater transparency.

“It reflects nan government’s committedness to easing nan load connected honorable taxpayers and streamlining nan taxation management system. Much of nan faster disposal of entreaty tin beryllium attributed to preamble of parallel authority of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals),” he noted.

However, CBDT has cited nan shortage of manpower astatine CIT(A) level successful nan Action Plan and hence, section officers request to guarantee that appeals are decently examined and disposed efficiently.”

As portion of its strategy to heighten taxation collections this fiscal, nan CBDT has besides asked officials to intimately show apical beforehand taxpayers and place bogus claims of exemptions and deductions.

Published on: May 5, 2025 5:24 PM IST