ITAT deletes ₹25 lakh tax addition over alleged flat cash payment; says taxpayer must get a chance to challenge evidence
The Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted a ₹25 lakh addition made to a taxpayer’s income over an alleged cash payment for a flat, holding that the Income Tax Department cannot rely on statements of third parties without giving the taxpayer access to those statements and an opportunity to cross-examine…