Following Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget announcement, the government has announced the waiver of small outstanding income tax demands, capped at Rs 1 lakh per taxpayer. Taxpayers can check the status of these demands online through the income tax portal, which will be completed within two months. “Eligible outstanding direct tax demands have been remitted and extinguished. Please log into your account and follow the path Pending Action > Response to Outstanding Demand to check the status of ‘Extinguished Demands’ in your case. In case of queries/concerns, please call 1800 309 0130 or write an email to taxdemand@cpc.incometax.gov.in so that your concerns can be addressed,” the IT Department announced yesterday on its official website.