https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97655 Disallowance of construction cost for capital gains was overturned where the assessee produced the contractor's confirmation, a cost breakup, identity documents and an income-tax return evidencing the contractor's involvement; the AO had not doubted the work but made an ad hoc 50% reduction without identifying any cogent defect in the contractor's confirmation or the breakup. The Tribunal held that the contractor's confirmation and supporting particulars carried evidentiary weight and could not be summarily disregarded, and accordingly deleted the addition arising from the 50% disallowance. en-us Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:36:46 +0530 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:36:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97655 Disallowance of construction cost for capital gains was overturned where the assessee produced the contractor's confirmation, a cost breakup, identity documents and an income-tax return evidencing the contractor's involvement; the AO had not doubted the work but made an ad hoc 50% reduction without identifying any cogent defect in the contractor's confirmation or the breakup. The Tribunal held that the contractor's confirmation and supporting particulars carried evidentiary weight and could not be summarily disregarded, and accordingly deleted the addition arising from the 50% disallowance. Highlights Income Tax Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:36:46 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97655