TOP 10 questions and answers on tax audits
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. who performs tax audits?
Answer: Tax audits are carried out exclusively by tax authorities:
- What are the forms of tax audits?
Answer: Tax audits are carried out in the form of a comprehensive, thematic, counter-audit, timekeeping survey;
- In what cases is a tax audit appointed?
Answer: The tax audit is appointed in the following cases:
1) submission by the taxpayer (tax agent) of an application, requirements provided for by this Tax Code;
2) the existence of grounds provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) making a decision by the tax authority to conduct a tax audit;
- What is the basis for the tax audit?
Answer: the tax audit is carried out on the basis of a prescription;
- By whom is the order for the tax audit issued?
Answer: the order is handed to the taxpayer (tax agent) by the official of the tax authority conducting the audit;
- How many copies is the tax audit report drawn up?
Answer: the tax audit report is drawn up in the amount of at least two copies;
- What is the deadline for tax audits?
Answer: in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 163 of the Tax Code, the period for conducting a tax audit specified in the order must not exceed thirty working days from the date of delivery of the order, unless otherwise established by this article;
- What is the maximum period that can be specified in the order for the timekeeping examination?
Answer: when conducting a timekeeping examination, the period specified in the order cannot exceed thirty working days;
- Is it allowed to terminate the audit during the tax audit on the tax application of the taxpayer (tax agent)?
Answer: not allowed;
- In the presence of whom is the timekeeping examination carried out?
Answer: the timekeeping examination is carried out in the presence of the taxpayer and (or) his representative.

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