diff --git a/src/resolvers/Organization/userTags.ts b/src/resolvers/Organization/userTags.ts
index b25c5966370..c8cd8debdd4 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/Organization/userTags.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers/Organization/userTags.ts
@@ -41,20 +41,14 @@ export const userTags: OrganizationResolvers["userTags"] = async (
   parent,
   args,
 ) => {
-  const parsedWhere = parseUserTagWhere(args.where);
-  const parsedSortedBy = parseUserTagSortedBy(args.sortedBy);
+  const parseWhereResult = parseUserTagWhere(args.where);
+  const parseSortedByResult = parseUserTagSortedBy(args.sortedBy);
 
   const parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsResult =
     await parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsWithSortedByAndWhere({
       args,
-      parseSortedByResult: {
-        isSuccessful: true,
-        parsedSortedBy,
-      },
-      parseWhereResult: {
-        isSuccessful: true,
-        parsedWhere,
-      },
+      parseSortedByResult,
+      parseWhereResult,
       parseCursor: (args) =>
         parseCursor({
           ...args,
@@ -94,7 +88,7 @@ export const userTags: OrganizationResolvers["userTags"] = async (
 
   // if there's no search input, we'll list all the root tag
   // otherwise we'll also list the subtags matching the filter
-  const parentTagIdFilter = parsedWhere.nameStartsWith
+  const parentTagIdFilter = parsedArgs.filter.nameStartsWith
     ? {}
     : { parentTagId: null };
 
diff --git a/src/resolvers/UserTag/childTags.ts b/src/resolvers/UserTag/childTags.ts
index a760f68e08f..c49b58f9fb6 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/UserTag/childTags.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers/UserTag/childTags.ts
@@ -41,20 +41,14 @@ export const childTags: UserTagResolvers["childTags"] = async (
   parent,
   args,
 ) => {
-  const parsedWhere = parseUserTagWhere(args.where);
-  const parsedSortedBy = parseUserTagSortedBy(args.sortedBy);
+  const parseWhereResult = parseUserTagWhere(args.where);
+  const parseSortedByResult = parseUserTagSortedBy(args.sortedBy);
 
   const parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsResult =
     await parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsWithSortedByAndWhere({
       args,
-      parseSortedByResult: {
-        isSuccessful: true,
-        parsedSortedBy,
-      },
-      parseWhereResult: {
-        isSuccessful: true,
-        parsedWhere,
-      },
+      parseSortedByResult,
+      parseWhereResult,
       parseCursor: (args) =>
         parseCursor({
           ...args,
diff --git a/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersAssignedTo.ts b/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersAssignedTo.ts
index bf1b084f14b..3c9f390a265 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersAssignedTo.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersAssignedTo.ts
@@ -41,17 +41,14 @@ export const usersAssignedTo: UserTagResolvers["usersAssignedTo"] = async (
   parent,
   args,
 ) => {
-  const parsedWhere = parseUserTagUserWhere(args.where);
-  const parsedSortedBy = parseUserTagSortedBy(args.sortedBy);
+  const parseWhereResult = parseUserTagUserWhere(args.where);
+  const parseSortedByResult = parseUserTagSortedBy(args.sortedBy);
 
   const parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsResult =
     await parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsWithSortedByAndWhere({
       args,
-      parseSortedByResult: {
-        isSuccessful: true,
-        parsedSortedBy,
-      },
-      parseWhereResult: parsedWhere,
+      parseSortedByResult,
+      parseWhereResult,
       parseCursor: (args) =>
         parseCursor({
           ...args,
diff --git a/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.ts b/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.ts
index 41be4c754bb..acbe97d8573 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { InterfaceUser } from "../../models";
 import { User } from "../../models";
 import type {
   DefaultGraphQLArgumentError,
-  GraphQLConnectionTraversalDirection,
   ParseGraphQLConnectionCursorArguments,
   ParseGraphQLConnectionCursorResult,
 } from "../../utilities/graphQLConnection";
@@ -41,12 +40,12 @@ export const usersToAssignTo: UserTagResolvers["usersToAssignTo"] = async (
   parent,
   args,
 ) => {
-  const parsedWhere = parseUserTagUserWhere(args.where);
+  const parseWhereResult = parseUserTagUserWhere(args.where);
 
   const parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsResult =
     await parseGraphQLConnectionArgumentsWithWhere({
       args,
-      parseWhereResult: parsedWhere,
+      parseWhereResult,
       parseCursor: (args) =>
         parseCursor({
           ...args,
@@ -195,42 +194,3 @@ export const parseCursor = async ({
     parsedCursor: cursorValue,
   };
 };
-
-type GraphQLConnectionFilter =
-  | {
-      _id: {
-        $lt: Types.ObjectId;
-      };
-    }
-  | {
-      _id: {
-        $gt: Types.ObjectId;
-      };
-    }
-  | Record<string, never>;
-
-export const getGraphQLConnectionFilter = ({
-  cursor,
-  direction,
-}: {
-  cursor: string | null;
-  direction: GraphQLConnectionTraversalDirection;
-}): GraphQLConnectionFilter => {
-  if (cursor !== null) {
-    if (direction === "BACKWARD") {
-      return {
-        _id: {
-          $gt: new Types.ObjectId(cursor),
-        },
-      };
-    } else {
-      return {
-        _id: {
-          $lt: new Types.ObjectId(cursor),
-        },
-      };
-    }
-  } else {
-    return {};
-  }
-};
diff --git a/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagSortedBy.ts b/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagSortedBy.ts
index ad82b59d553..e79bd9b63dd 100644
--- a/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagSortedBy.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagSortedBy.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import type {
   SortedByOrder,
   UserTagSortedByInput,
 } from "../../types/generatedGraphQLTypes";
+import type {
+  DefaultGraphQLArgumentError,
+  ParseGraphQLConnectionSortedByResult,
+} from "../graphQLConnection";
 
 /*
  * function to parse the args.sortedBy for UserTag queries
@@ -13,14 +17,33 @@ export type ParseSortedByResult = {
 
 export function parseUserTagSortedBy(
   sortedBy: UserTagSortedByInput | null | undefined,
-): ParseSortedByResult {
+): ParseGraphQLConnectionSortedByResult<ParseSortedByResult> {
+  const errors: DefaultGraphQLArgumentError[] = [];
+
   if (!sortedBy) {
     return {
-      sortById: "DESCENDING",
+      isSuccessful: true,
+      parsedSortedBy: { sortById: "DESCENDING" },
     };
   } else {
+    if (sortedBy.id !== "DESCENDING" && sortedBy.id !== "ASCENDING") {
+      errors.push({
+        message:
+          "Invalid sortedByInput provided. It must be a of type SortedByOrder.",
+        path: ["sortUserTagInput"],
+      });
+
+      return {
+        isSuccessful: false,
+        errors,
+      };
+    }
+
     return {
-      sortById: sortedBy.id,
+      isSuccessful: true,
+      parsedSortedBy: {
+        sortById: sortedBy.id,
+      },
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagUserWhere.ts b/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagUserWhere.ts
index a6fd2ba8a22..569bd7f5426 100644
--- a/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagUserWhere.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagUserWhere.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function parseUserTagUserWhere(
     if (!where.firstName && !where.lastName) {
       errors.push({
         message: `Atleast one of firstName or lastName should be provided`,
-        path: ["whereInput"],
+        path: ["whereUserNameInput"],
       });
 
       return {
diff --git a/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagWhere.ts b/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagWhere.ts
index ffe04a111cc..19ec925df4c 100644
--- a/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagWhere.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/userTagsUtils/parseUserTagWhere.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import type { UserTagWhereInput } from "../../types/generatedGraphQLTypes";
+import type {
+  DefaultGraphQLArgumentError,
+  ParseGraphQLConnectionWhereResult,
+} from "../graphQLConnection";
 
 /*
  * function to parse the args.where for UserTag queries
@@ -10,14 +14,34 @@ export type ParseUserTagWhereResult = {
 
 export function parseUserTagWhere(
   where: UserTagWhereInput | null | undefined,
-): ParseUserTagWhereResult {
+): ParseGraphQLConnectionWhereResult<ParseUserTagWhereResult> {
+  const errors: DefaultGraphQLArgumentError[] = [];
+
   if (!where) {
     return {
-      nameStartsWith: "",
+      isSuccessful: true,
+      parsedWhere: {
+        nameStartsWith: "",
+      },
     };
   } else {
-    return {
-      nameStartsWith: where.name.starts_with.trim(),
-    };
+    if (typeof where.name.starts_with !== "string") {
+      errors.push({
+        message: "Invalid name provided. It must be a string.",
+        path: ["whereUserTagNameInput"],
+      });
+
+      return {
+        isSuccessful: false,
+        errors,
+      };
+    } else {
+      return {
+        isSuccessful: true,
+        parsedWhere: {
+          nameStartsWith: where.name.starts_with.trim(),
+        },
+      };
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.spec.ts b/tests/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.spec.ts
index fdcc04ff2b7..3b502b7db0a 100644
--- a/tests/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion */
 import "dotenv/config";
 import {
   parseCursor,
-  getGraphQLConnectionFilter,
   usersToAssignTo as usersToAssignToResolver,
 } from "../../../src/resolvers/UserTag/usersToAssignTo";
 import { connect, disconnect } from "../../helpers/db";
@@ -116,44 +114,3 @@ describe("parseCursor function", () => {
     }
   });
 });
-
-describe("getGraphQLConnectionFilter function", () => {
-  it(`when argument cursor is non-null and argument direction corresponds to backward`, async () => {
-    const cursor = new Types.ObjectId().toString();
-
-    expect(
-      getGraphQLConnectionFilter({
-        cursor,
-        direction: "BACKWARD",
-      }),
-    ).toEqual({
-      _id: {
-        $gt: new Types.ObjectId(cursor),
-      },
-    });
-  });
-
-  it(`when argument cursor is non-null and argument direction corresponds to forward`, async () => {
-    const cursor = new Types.ObjectId().toString();
-
-    expect(
-      getGraphQLConnectionFilter({
-        cursor,
-        direction: "FORWARD",
-      }),
-    ).toEqual({
-      _id: {
-        $lt: new Types.ObjectId(cursor),
-      },
-    });
-  });
-
-  it(`when argument cursor is null`, async () => {
-    expect(
-      getGraphQLConnectionFilter({
-        cursor: null,
-        direction: "BACKWARD",
-      }),
-    ).toEqual({});
-  });
-});