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Audit Risk Checklist

This document outlines a framework for assessing and mitigating audit risk in corporate income tax filings, featuring a scoring checklist and an internal control matrix. The checklist evaluates various risk factors such as data consistency, profitability, related-party transactions, tax positions, compliance behavior, and digital matching. Implementation guidance includes ensuring reconciliation, defining thresholds, maintaining documentation, and conducting pre-filing audits.

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Audit Risk Checklist

This document outlines a framework for assessing and mitigating audit risk in corporate income tax filings, featuring a scoring checklist and an internal control matrix. The checklist evaluates various risk factors such as data consistency, profitability, related-party transactions, tax positions, compliance behavior, and digital matching. Implementation guidance includes ensuring reconciliation, defining thresholds, maintaining documentation, and conducting pre-filing audits.

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Audit Risk Scoring Checklist and Internal

Control Matrix
This document provides a structured framework to assess and mitigate audit risk exposure
in corporate income tax filings across jurisdictions.

1) Audit Risk Scoring Checklist


Scoring methodology:
0 = No risk
1 = Low risk
2 = Medium risk
3 = High risk

A. Data Consistency (Weight 25%)


- Revenue per financial statements reconciles with tax return

- VAT/IGV aligns with income tax revenue

- Payroll filings match salary expense

- Fixed asset register aligns with depreciation

- Inventory movements consistent with COGS

B. Profitability & Economic Reality (Weight 20%)


- Net margin within industry range

- Losses are justified

- Year-over-year fluctuations explained

- Effective Tax Rate is reasonable

C. Related-Party / Transfer Pricing (Weight 20%)


- Related-party transactions disclosed

- Transfer pricing study updated

- Intercompany charges supported

- Cross-border payments aligned with substance


D. Tax Positions & Benefits (Weight 15%)
- Deductions supported

- Tax credits valid and traceable

- No aggressive structures

- Loss carryforwards compliant

E. Compliance Behavior (Weight 10%)


- Filings on time

- No frequent amendments

- Documentation organized

F. Digital / Third-Party Matching (Weight 10%)


- E-invoicing matches revenue

- Third-party data aligned

- No discrepancies in pre-filled data

2) Internal Control Matrix


Data integrity | Revenue mismatch | Preventive | Monthly reconciliation VAT vs GL |
Monthly

Data integrity | Payroll inconsistency | Detective | Cross-check payroll vs GL | Monthly

Profitability | Abnormal margins | Detective | Benchmark vs industry | Quarterly

Transfer pricing | Unsupported intercompany charges | Preventive | Maintain TP study |


Annual

Tax benefits | Invalid credits | Preventive | Documentation checklist | Ongoing

Compliance | Late filings | Preventive | Compliance calendar | Monthly

Digital reporting | E-invoicing mismatch | Detective | System reconciliation | Monthly

3) Implementation Guidance
Ensure full reconciliation from financial statements to tax return.
Define materiality thresholds.
Maintain strong documentation.
Perform pre-filing audit simulation.
Implement governance and review process.

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