https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=101165 An ITAT deleted an addition under section 69C for alleged on-money payment because the assessment rested only on an investigation report, a seized excel sheet naming another person, and a general builder's employee statement. The assessee's banking-channel payment evidence was not rebutted, and no independent corroboration of cash payment was brought on record. The third-party statement was untested by cross-examination and could not, by itself, sustain the addition. The appeal was partly allowed. en-us Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:33:51 +0530 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:33:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=101165 An ITAT deleted an addition under section 69C for alleged on-money payment because the assessment rested only on an investigation report, a seized excel sheet naming another person, and a general builder's employee statement. The assessee's banking-channel payment evidence was not rebutted, and no independent corroboration of cash payment was brought on record. The third-party statement was untested by cross-examination and could not, by itself, sustain the addition. The appeal was partly allowed. Highlights Income Tax Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:33:51 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=101165