CBDT issued notification no. 170/2025 dated 15.12.2025 to hereby direct the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) specified in column (2) of the Schedule annexed hereto, having their headquarters at the places specified in corresponding entries in column (3) of the Schedule, to exercise the powers and perform the functions in respect of following class of cases, namely:-
The tax departments have withdrawn 6,599 appeals filed before tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court following enhancement of monetary limits for filing such cases, Parliament was informed on Monday.
The Gujarat high court has halted the Income Tax (I-T) department from recovering outstanding dues from petitioner assessees while their appeals, pending for over four years, await decisions from the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), under the faceless appeal system. The court’s decision came after dissatisfaction with the I-T department’s response to reduce the backlog of appeals from over 5 lakh aggrieved taxpayers.
Tax experts have pitched for a mechanism for quicker disposal of pending cases with commissioner (appeals), reduction in compliance burden for companies in MSME-related payments, and allowing taxpayers to settle select cases under litigation.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has introduced a new process to fast-track pending tax appeals, aiming to alleviate the burden on taxpayers and streamline the appeal disposal system, according to an ET report.
