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<h1>Credit card payment source dispute in income tax assessment restored to AO for fresh verification after inadequate evidence review.</h1> Addition under section 68 treated credit card payments as unexplained cash credits; the central issue is verification of the source of those payments, a ... Addition u/s 68 - treating credit card payments as unexplained cash credits - assessment was selected for limited scrutiny - HELD THAT:- We observe that the core issue involved is verification of the source of payments made towards credit card bills, which is a factual aspect requiring examination of supporting evidence such as reimbursements, confirmations, bank entries and nexus with personal or third-party expenditure. The assessee has consistently contended that a substantial portion of the payments were made on behalf of relatives and family friends and were reimbursed subsequently, and that such payments were not claimed as expenditure in the computation of income. The assessee has now placed on record confirmation letters and supporting material. We find merit in the contention that these evidences were not properly examined or verified by the AO. Interests of justice would be served by restoring the issue to the file of the Assessing Officer for a fresh examination of the source of credit card payments, strictly within the framework of law and after granting adequate opportunity to the assessee. Issues: Whether the Assessing Officer could treat credit card bill payments as unexplained cash credits under section 68 without adequate verification of reimbursements and third-party confirmations in a case selected for limited scrutiny.Analysis: The matter concerned factual verification of the source of payments made towards credit card bills, including whether such payments were made on behalf of relatives/friends and subsequently reimbursed. The assessment was selected for limited scrutiny specifically on credit card payments and the Assessing Officer treated the payments as unexplained cash credits under section 68 without undertaking detailed verification of confirmations, bank evidence and reimbursement entries. The assessee placed confirmations and supporting material on record which were not properly examined. The issue requires examination of supporting evidence such as confirmations, bank entries and nexus with third-party expenditure, and a speaking order addressing those materials.Conclusion: The issue is decided in favour of the assessee and the matter is restored to the file of the Assessing Officer for fresh examination of the source of credit card payments, strictly within law and after affording adequate opportunity to the assessee.Ratio Decidendi: Where credit card payments are treated as unexplained cash credits under section 68, the Assessing Officer must undertake proper verification of confirmations, reimbursement and bank evidence and pass a speaking order; summary treatment without such verification cannot sustain an addition.
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