Risk-Based Tax Audits : Approaches and Country Experiences

Revenue administration is a major interface between the state and its citizens. A good revenue administration is, therefore, an important attribute of good government. As a result, in recent years, policy makers have become increasingly aware of the importance of policies that will promote business development while ensuring voluntary tax compliance. In the modern context, it is neither desirable nor feasible to examine or inspect every single taxpayer. The revenue administration, therefore, has to rely on effective management of compliance. Promoting voluntary compliance, achieved through a self-assessment system in which taxpayers comply with their tax obligations without intervention from tax officials, requires developing modern approaches to audits based on risk management. The impact of audits critically depends on a properly designed audit selection strategy focused on high-risk taxpayers to provide the most cost-effective outcome. This, in itself, contributes to promoting voluntary compliance. Risk-based country audits: approaches and country experiences are an important study of this critical revenue function of compliance management.

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Main Authors: Khwaja, Munawer Sultan, Awasthi, Rajul, Loeprick, Jan
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2011-06-08
Subjects:ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING TREATMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADVANCE PRICING, ALM, ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION, AUDITORS, BANK CREDIT, BANKS, BARRIER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS TAX, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CASH FLOWS, CHECKS, COMMODITY, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORPORATE INCOME TAX, CORPORATE TAX, CORPORATE TAX PLANNING, COST STRUCTURE, CREDIT CARD, CREDIT RISK, CREDIT SCORING, CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS, CUSTOMER INFORMATION, DATA FLOWS, DEBT, DEBT COLLECTION, DEDUCTIONS, DEMOGRAPHIC, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, ECONOMETRICS, EMPLOYMENT, EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS, EXCISE TAX, EXPENDITURES, EXPOSURE, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCE CORPORATION, FINANCIAL DATA, FINANCIAL STRUCTURES, FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS, FISCAL REFORM, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS, FRAUD, GLOBAL RISK, GLOBALIZATION, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GROSS PROFIT, GROSS REVENUE, GROWTH RATES, HOLDING, INCOME, INCOME TAX, INCOME TAXES, INFLATION, INFORMATION PROCESSING, INFORMATION SHARING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INPUT TAX, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE COMPANY, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL REVENUE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL TAX LAW, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JUDGMENT, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, LEGISLATION, LEVEL OF RISK, MARKET SEGMENTATION, MICRO ENTERPRISES, MONETARY FUND, OPERATING COSTS, OPPORTUNITY COST, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, OUTPUT, PARTICULAR COUNTRY, PEER REVIEW, PENALTIES, PROFIT MARGIN, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC SERVICES, REAL ESTATE, REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, RISK PROFILES, RISK REDUCTION, SALES TAX, SHAREHOLDER, SHAREHOLDER PROTECTION, SHAREHOLDERS, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SUBSIDIARY, TAX, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX ASSESSMENT, TAX AUDIT, TAX AUDITING, TAX AUDITS, TAX AVOIDANCE, TAX BASE, TAX COLLECTIONS, TAX COMPLIANCE, TAX CONSULTANTS, TAX CREDIT, TAX EVASION, TAX LAW, TAX LIABILITIES, TAX LIABILITY, TAX OBLIGATIONS, TAX PAYERS, TAX POLICIES, TAX POLICY, TAX RATE, TAX RECEIPTS, TAX REFORM, TAX REFORMS, TAX REGIME, TAX RETURN, TAX RETURNS, TAX REVENUE, TAX RULES, TAX SAVINGS, TAX STRUCTURE, TAX SYSTEM, TAX SYSTEMS, TAX TREATMENT, TAXATION, TAXATION POWER, TAXPAYER, TAXPAYER SERVICE, TAXPAYER SERVICES, TAXPAYERS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRADING, TRANSACTION, TRANSFER PRICING, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TREASURY, TURNOVER, VALUE ADDED TAX, VALUE ADDED TAXES, WAREHOUSE, WAREHOUSES,
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