Big players stayed away from Vivad se Vishwas: CBDT chairman P C Mody

The scheme announced in the Budget last year allowed for the settlement of tax disputes due up to January 31, 2020.

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CBDT chairman | Direct taxes | Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme

Dilasha Seth  |  New Delhi 

The government may have managed to resolve nearly 30 per cent of the pending direct tax disputes under the Vivad se Vishwas (VsV) scheme, but only ab­o­ut 10.07 per cent of the disputed tax am­­ount has been settled, clearly sugg­e­sting that large players chose to stay away.

In an interview to Business Stan­dard, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chair­man P C Mody attributed the trend to ‘large players being able to afford the cost of litigation’. “This scheme has been a grand success. Rather than focusing on collection, the intent ...

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First Published: Wed, April 07 2021. 06:10 IST
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