Disallowance of expenses and commission paid as excessive -...

Disallowance of expenses and commission paid as excessive - Assessing Officer held that the assessee could not substantiate the discrepancies but did not mention anything as to what are all the discrepancies found. The mere allegations cannot be treated as evidences. The fundamental principle of justice requires the Assessing Officer to discover and collect evidence and confront the assessee before making any disallowance. In the instant case, there was no mention at all as to which of the expenses is bogus or inflated. - AT