Best-judgment expenditure disallowances need material evidence; book rejection alone cannot justify an unsupported ad hoc addition.

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....Rejection of books of account may be sustained where primary books, bills and vouchers are repeatedly not produced; an audit report does not replace records required for verification. Best-judgment disallowance of unverifiable expenditure must nevertheless rest on relevant material and bear a reasonable nexus to it, rather than amounting to a pure guess. Rejection of accounts alone does not justify an addition, and acceptance of recorded receipts or absence of objection to a proposed rate cannot supply evidentiary reasons. Adjacent-year audited financial statements, books and vouchers may be verified for fresh quantification after hearing.....