High Court Rules: Stock Discrepancy Addition Unsupported Without Bookkeeping Defects; Appeal Lacks Substantial Question of Law.

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....Addition on account of discrepancy in stock and being estimated value of scrap - the Assessing Officer has not brought out any defects in maintenance of books of accounts and therefore, mere arithmetic calculation made is not suffice for making addition. It is true that the reasons given in impugned order passed by the Tribunal are not happily worded and the order could have been passed using better and accurate language, nonetheless the findings recorded by the ITAT being findings of fact, the appeal cannot be entertained in absence of any substantial question of law being involved in the same. - HC....