(ⅲ)Pooja Bhatt v. ACIT

73 ITD 205Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2000#2956 most cited

What is (ⅲ)Pooja Bhatt v. ACIT authority for?

Additions to income cannot be justified based on loose papers or rough notes found during a search if there is no other corroborative evidence to prove that the amounts represent undisclosed income or actual expenditures not recorded in books of account. The onus is on the revenue to discharge its burden of proof.

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Also referred to as

Pooja Bhatt v. ACIT · 73 ITD 205 · onus of proof · dumb documents · search and seizure · undisclosed income · rough notes · corroborative evidence · additions not justified · revenue burden of proof

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