Para 7.3.22 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
7.3.22 This chapter dealing with general issues to present, as it were, an overview will be followed by a chapter on system appraisals, separate chapters reporting on the results of audit of each major tax receipt and a chapter covering points arising from the audit of other tax receipts and non-tax receipts. The chapter on system appraisals will generally incorporate an evaluation of the adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness of the vital areas of assessment, collection, recovery and accounting of taxes as well as of any special legal provisions aimed at promoting industrial development, welfare schemes, etc. Audit observations in the latter chapters will be broadly arranged in the following two sections:
(a) Individual irregularities: These will fall mainly under the following categories:
(i) Irregular or incorrect assessments, delays in completion of assessments and collections and erroneous refunds.
(ii) Other irregularities and deficiencies, such as defective maintenance of accounts, non-observance of prescribed procedures, etc.
(iii) Embezzlement of revenue realised.
(iv) Other losses.
(b) Other topics of interest: Besides the results of systems studies of selected areas, these will include comments on the following:
(i) Exemptions given without authority under a valid law or rule.
(ii) Extra legal concessions or refunds of revenue.
(iii) Reduction of revenue demands of revenue and write-off of revenue due.
(iv) Substantial or appreciable arrears of revenue.
(v) Delays in initiating appropriate steps for the levy of newlyimposed taxes.
(vi) Progress made in imposition of development levy in areas where multipurpose projects have been executed.
What This Means
After the overview in Chapter I, the Revenue Receipts Report includes a chapter on system appraisals evaluating the adequacy and efficiency of assessment, collection, recovery, and tax accounting processes. Subsequent chapters cover each major tax receipt separately. Audit observations in these chapters are arranged into two sections: individual irregularities (incorrect assessments, procedural deficiencies, embezzlement, other losses) and other topics of interest (system studies, unauthorised exemptions, extra-legal concessions, revenue write-offs, arrears, and delays in levying new taxes).
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Key Points
- 1A system appraisals chapter evaluates assessment, collection, recovery, and accounting efficiency
- 2Separate chapters cover each major tax receipt
- 3Individual irregularities include incorrect assessments, procedural defects, embezzlement, and losses
- 4Other topics cover system studies, unauthorised exemptions, extra-legal concessions, and revenue arrears
- 5Progress in levying development levies in project areas is also reviewed
Practical Example
The Direct Taxes chapter of the Revenue Receipts Report contains two sections. Section (a) lists 15 individual irregularities including a case where an Assessing Officer granted a Rs 2 crore exemption without authority and three cases of erroneous refunds totalling Rs 80 lakh. Section (b) presents a system appraisal of the e-assessment scheme, finding that 40% of cases selected for e-assessment were reassigned to manual assessment, defeating the purpose of the reform.
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