Bribery and Corruption Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners and Tax Auditors

This Handbook is designed to raise the awareness of tax examiners and auditors of issues concerning bribery and other forms of corruption. It provides guidance on how to recognise indicators of possible bribery or corruption in the course of regular tax examinations and audits.
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Indicators of possible bribery or corruption
There are no absolute rules on what events or characteristics of a taxpayer or transaction should lead a tax examiner or auditor to suspect possible bribery or corruption. Every case must depend on its individual facts and circumstances, and be assessed in light of the tax examiner or auditor’s experience. This annex contains a compilation of the indicators of possible bribery or corruption that are listed elsewhere in this Handbook. In some cases, a single indicator may be sufficient for a tax examiner or auditor to feel able to refer their suspicions to the appropriate law enforcement authority or public prosecutor. However, in most cases, the presence of a single indicator should encourage the tax examiner or auditor to also consider other indicators that may be present, to build a more complete picture, before deciding that a referral should be made.
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