Tax monitoring

Development of requirements for the functionality of an analytical data mart for the purposes of tax monitoring

• Purpose

  Develop requirements for the functionality of an analytical data mart for the purposes of tax monitoring

• Employee involved

  Mikhail Begunov

• Process description

  The client was interested in providing the following services: - development of business requirements and functional requirements for the analytical data mart; - support of communication with an IT integrator during the implementation of a data mart.

• Result

  The analysis of business processes and IT systems of the Company, mechanisms of their interaction was carried out. Business requirements for the functionality of the data mart were formed based on the requirements of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, the requirements and wishes of the Company, and the best practices for implementing data marts. There was a discussion of business requirements with an IT integrator, as well as a discussion of the capabilities and logic of the integrator's IT solution. The functional requirements for the system were formed and agreed with the integrator, support was provided for the development and testing of the data mart.

• Employee involved

  Mikhail Begunov

• Process description

  The client was interested in a number of services regarding the transition to tax monitoring (hereinafter referred to as TM): - diagnosing readiness to join the TM with the development of recommendations and a roadmap; - finalization and formalization of the internal control system in terms of the tax function and the tax risk management system in order to comply with the requirements of the Federal Tax Service of Russia; - preparation of a package of documents in the formats approved by the Federal Tax Service of Russia for submission upon entry into the tax monitoring regime; - development of requirements for the information system of tax monitoring for the possibility of providing access to it to the tax authority; - development of requirements for electronic archive;

• Result

  Diagnostics of the Company's readiness to join the NM was carried out, a road map was developed. Improved and formalized systems of internal control and tax risk management. A package of documents for entry into the NM has been prepared. The documents, including the regulation on information exchange and regulations on internal control and tax risk management systems, have been agreed upon and successfully adopted by the tax authority. Requirements for the tax monitoring information system and electronic archive were developed, discussions were held with the developers. The documents have been agreed upon and successfully accepted by the developers.

Development of a description of a comprehensive internal control system and requirements for automation of control procedures when implementing a unified information system for accounting and tax accounting of the largest industrial holding

• Purpose

  Development of a description of a comprehensive internal control system and requirements for automation of control procedures

• Employee involved

  Mikhail Begunov

• Process description

  The client was interested in providing the following services: - development of a detailed description of the risks of the financial function (including accounting, formation of regulated reporting, planning and budgeting, treasury); - development of a description of control procedures covering the specified risks; - formation of a risk matrix and control procedures with analysts necessary for the Company; - development and implementation of documents regulating the definition of the boundaries of the internal control system of the financial function, updating its description, testing the effectiveness of the design and operational effectiveness of control procedures, conducting a procedure for assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system by the Company's management;

• Result

  An analysis of the business processes of the financial function was carried out, risks and controls were described, and a matrix of risks and controls was formed. Documents regulating the functioning of the internal control service, as well as a package of applied documents, have been formed. Requirements for the automation of control procedures and recommendations for further improvement of the internal control system have been developed.The company highly appreciated the results of the project and the effect of the introduction of a comprehensive internal control system - the results of the project helped to increase the management's confidence in the correctness of accounting and reporting data, the timeliness of payments, the completeness and correctness of budgets, reduce the risk of errors and inaccuracies, and increase the responsibility of employees.

Accompanying the transition of a major trading company to tax monitoring

• Purpose

  Connection to the tax monitoring system and reducing the risk of additional additional tax assessments.

• Employee involved

  Yulia Pavlova

• Process description

  Within support of the procedure of transfer to tax monitoring the client was rendered services on preparation of documents according to the requirements of the Federal Tax Service Russian FTS. In particular, it was actualized and brought in compliance with the effective tax legislation, the accounting policy for tax accounting purposes, documents regulating the company's internal control system were prepared of the company, and prepared tables and data on coordinators of of subdivisions and levels of control within the company.

• Result

  Successful work on the analysis and preparation of documents required for the transition to tax monitoring, as well as interaction with the tax authority to address procedural issues in connecting to the tax monitoring system, allowed the client to take advantage of the transition to this mode of tax control and reduce the risk of additional additional tax assessments.