Disputed tax demand falls after hike in appeal monetary thresholds

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The government raised the monetary limits for filing tax dispute appeals at the ITAT, high courts, and the Supreme Court in the Union Budget 2024-25, to ₹60 lakh, ₹2 crore, and ₹5 crore respectively.
As a result, thousands of tax cases were withdrawn or appeals not filed, cutting disputed tax demand by an estimated ₹16,690 crore, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha.
The reduction was ₹3,662.82 crore at ITAT, ₹9,218.71 crore at high courts, and ₹3,807.15 crore at the Supreme Court.
Sitharaman also highlighted measures like pre-filled ITRs and faceless assessment as steps to ease compliance and improve taxpayer services.

Further updates on tax litigation numbers as more cases are resolved under the new thresholds
Any additional CBDT measures to ease tax compliance announced by the government

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