The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted multiple additions made against an assessee in a search assessment after holding that the Income Tax Department could not sustain additions merely on the basis of WhatsApp chats, retracted statements and unverified third-party allegations without providing supporting evidence or opportunity of cross-examination. The…
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