ITAT adjudicated a tax dispute regarding salary remuneration...

ITAT adjudicated a tax dispute regarding salary remuneration addition based on 26AS statement. The tribunal held that the assessee's challenge to the order under section 154 was procedurally incorrect, as the original assessment order under section 143(1) remained unchallenged. The doctrine of merger was deemed inapplicable, with both orders operating independently. The CIT(A)'s rejection of the assessee's appeal was affirmed as legally sound. Consequently, all grounds of appeal were dismissed, upholding the original income assessment and maintaining the tax authority's initial determination without modification.

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