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Faceless Income Tax appeals deter participation in Vivad Se Vishwas scheme

With the appeals process going faceless from September onwards, there are no jurisdictions for the Commissioner of I-T (Appeals), or CIT(A), to approve the withdrawal request

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The department is now toying with the idea of releasing a clarification asking appellants to upload withdrawal request letters on the national faceless appeals system.

Dilasha Seth New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Dec 11 2020 | 12:19 AM IST

Taxpayers keen to withdraw their income-tax (I-T) appeal cases to settle those under the Vivad Se Vishwas (VSV) direct tax dispute resolution scheme are now in a fix.

With the appeals process going faceless from September onwards, there are no jurisdictions for the Commissioner of I-T (Appeals), or CIT(A), to approve the withdrawal request.

This has sprung a unique challenge for the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), already hamstrung by dismal participation, with less than 10 per cent potential declarations under the scheme and barely 20 days to go before the window closes.

The department is now toying with

Topics : Income tax taxpayers CBDT Income tax collection Union Budget

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