Addition of excess stock merely based on recorded statements untenable: ITAT Delhi

Mahavir Transmission Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) ITAT Delhi held that addition towards excess stock merely on the basis of recorded statements and without any corroborative evidence of unaccounted sales is untenable in law. Accordingly, addition deleted. Facts- A search was carried out at the premises of the assessee on 23.03.2021. During the course of the search, an inventory of the stock was prepared by the Authorized Officer on 24.03.2021. The said inventory is quoted by the AO in the Assessment Order at Pages 3 onwards. The AO determined the excess stock after comparing it with the books stoc...