Vivad Se Vishwas scheme proposed to reduce litigations in Direct taxes



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The Union Budget has introduced the 'Vivad Se Vishwas' scheme, aimed at significantly reducing the backlog of direct tax cases. This initiative allows taxpayers with pending appeals to settle their disputes by paying only the disputed tax amount, with a waiver on interest and penalties if paid by March 31st, 2020. The scheme will remain open until June 30th, 2020, offering a chance to resolve over 483,000 pending direct tax cases.

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The 'Vivad Se Vishwas' scheme is a proposal introduced in the Union Budget to reduce litigation in direct tax payments. It allows taxpayers with pending appeals to settle their disputes.

Taxpayers in whose cases appeals are pending at any level, including Commissioner (Appeals), ITATs, High Courts, and the Supreme Court, can benefit from this scheme.

Under the scheme, taxpayers are required to pay only the amount of the disputed taxes and will receive a complete waiver of interest and penalty if they pay by March 31st, 2020.

The scheme will remain open until June 30th, 2020. However, to get a complete waiver of interest and penalty, payments must be made by March 31st, 2020.

There are 4,83,000 direct tax cases pending in various appellate forums.

The Union Budget also proposes faceless appeals to eliminate human interface and a system for instant PAN allotment online based on Aadhaar.




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