News & Media 18th Mar 2026
Our Partner, Rahul Charkha a shares his insight in ETCFO, “Tax disputes need accountability, swift resolution, say experts.”
He highlights that Tax authorities, particularly at lower levels, resort to making technical disallowances, adopting a weak interpretation of the law. Many assessments are concluded mechanically, resulting in high-pitched demands. As courts and tribunals take a stricter view on principles of natural justice, proportionality and settled precedent, these weak cases are being filtered out more rigorously, which statistically drags down the Department’s success ratio. He further shared that tax officers often perceive that not filing an appeal may expose them to audit or vigilance objections, whereas filing and subsequently losing an appeal carries very little personal consequence.
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