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Regarding Central Excise � Planning of Internal Audit for covering in
this financial year all units paying duty Rs. One crores and above by EA 2000
� Reduced frequency and selective audit for other units � Instructions
Circular
No. 580 dated 29th June 2001
I
am directed to say that the Board has analysed the data of frequency of audit
under EA-2000 and non-EA-2000, number of units paying duty Rs. one crore and
above as well as number of units paying duty below one crore in a financial
year, the number of audit parties in the Commissionerates and the efficacy of
audit under EA-2001 vis-�-vis audit under non-EA-2000. The analysis indicates
the following: -
There
has been greater emphasis on auditing of units paying duty below Rs. one crore
in most of the Commissionerates,
In
many Commissionerates, the units required to be audited under EA-2000 every
financial year have not been adequately covered and the trend, by extrapolation,
show that such units may not be covered during the current financial year,
There
is lop-sided distribution of audit parties in different Commissionerates between
EA-2000 and non-EA-2000. In other words, there are not adequate audit parties
for conducting audit under EA-2000, whereas there are large number of audit
parties conducting non-EA-2000 audit.
There
are inadequate number of audit parties as compared to strength of Ranges,
Division and Headquarter strength.
There
is vast difference across the Commissionerates in the ratios of � [number of
audit parties: number of units] and [the number of audit parties auditing under
EA-2000: number of units required to be audited under EA-2000].
2.
From these indicators, it is concluded that the following actions are
required: -
Adjusting
frequency of audit so as to reduce audit of units paying duty less than one
crore and that too by system of selection based on risk factors;
Re-deployment
of officers in the Commissionerate, Divisions and Ranges in order to strengthen
Internal Audit Wing;
Improving
the audit planning by greater involvement of senior officers; and
Training
of officers of all level in EA-2000 audit
3.
Considering the positions mentioned above, the Board has decided the
following: -
(1)
The units paying duty Rs. 1 crore or above (PLA) in a financial year
should be audited every year. To reach this target, sufficient number of audit
teams should be constituted, if necessary, by re-deployment of the available
staff in the Commissionerate/ Division/ Range to strengthen Internal Audit Wing.
The Commissioner shall ensure that ALL the units are covered by the end of the
financial year.
(2)
The audit of units paying duty Rs 10 Lakhs (PLA) and above but less than
Rs 1 Crore (PLA) in a financial year should normally be done once in two years.
The selection of units in this category should be prioritized by taking into
account various risk factors Those units should be selected first which are
assigned highest risk such as risk prone nature of a commodity, exemptions or
partial exemptions or conditional exemptions, trade pattern relating to
valuation, trend in CENVAT availment, revenue trends or any such other factors
as may be specified by the Directorate General (Audit). The Board will further
analyse the outcome of audit of these units and methodology of selection based
on �Risk Assessment� and re-determine the frequency, if necessary.
(3)
Not more than 20% of the units paying duty less than Rs. 10 Lakhs (PLA)
in a financial year in a Commissionerate should be audited. The selection shall
be made in the same manner as specified in (2) above.
(4)
The Commissioners shall undertake training programmes for all levels of
officers in Audit Wing in consultation with National Academy of Excise, Customs
and Narcotics so as to gear up for ensuring audit under EA-2000 as well as
non-EA-2000.
(5)
The re-deployment of staff to strengthen Internal Audit should be
undertaken by 1st August 2001 positively.
4.
The Chief Commissioners shall monitor the action taken by Commissioners
of their zone and send a compliance report to the Board in respect of Board�s
decision mentioned at serial no. 4 and 5 of paragraph 3 above by 1st
September 2001.
5.
Receipt of this Circular may please be acknowledged.
6.
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