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New Income Tax law aims to build transparent, tech-driven ecosystem for taxpayers: Official

The new Income Tax Act rolled out last month aims to reduce litigation, simplify compliance and build a transparent, technology-driven ecosystem for taxpayers, a senior official said here on Tuesday.

Vivek Wadekar, the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr-CCIT), Pune, speaking about the transition from the six-decade-old Income Tax Act of 1961, said the earlier legislation had become "bulky" after more than 4,000 amendments, often leading to disputes due to varying interpretations of provisions.

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