{
  "id": 15699891,
  "title": "Taxman uses chats, Excel sheets to dispute property sale value; ITAT quashes addition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/taxman-uses-chats-excel-sheets-to-dispute-property-sale-value-itat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/husband-and-wife-sell-property-income-tax-dept-alleges-rs-3-30-crore-sale-against-rs-1-60-crore-in-deed-cites-whatsapp-chats-excel-sheets-to-claim-rs-1-70-crore-cash-receipts-but-itat-gives-relief/articleshow/135050856.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The dispute concerned a man and his wife, who jointly owned a property in Delhi before selling it.The Income Tax Department alleged that the buyers had paid an additional amount in cash beyond the sale consideration documented in the registered conveyance deed. The assessing officer calculated the total transaction value at around Rs 3.30 crore, whereas the registered sale deed recorded a…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}