How to test a refund claim properly, spot the ones that are inflated or invented, and build a file that survives objection.
VAT refunds are where a lot of revenue quietly leaks out. This programme takes auditors through the checks that actually catch a bad claim, using cases drawn from construction, retail, agriculture and banking. Delegates work real claim files, see how invoices and accounts get manipulated to support a claim, and practise writing findings up so the assessment holds when the taxpayer objects.
The schemes officers meet most often, and what they have in common.
Checking a claim against invoices, ledgers and import records before going further.
What a suspect claim looks like in construction, retail, agriculture and banking.
Using the taxpayer's accounts to test whether the claim is plausible at all.
Delegates audit a real claim file from start to finish.
Turning findings into an assessment that holds when it is challenged.
VAT auditors, refund verification officers, and investigators working in revenue authorities and customs services.
You should have audited VAT before. This is an advanced course and does not go back over the basics.
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