Audit of Value Added Tax

Report ID: 11

Prüfungsziel
Ziel der Gebarungsüberprüfung war die Untersuchung der Wirksamkeit der Betrugsbekämpfungsmaßnahmen des BMF, insbesondere der Steuerfahndung nach der Reform der Betrugsbekämpfungseinheiten im Jahr 2007. Der RH überprüfte bzw. analysierte schwerpunktmäßig

• die Erreichung der Ziele der Reform der Steuerfahndung,
• die Verfahrensabläufe und die organisatorische Eingliederung bzw. Ausgestaltung der Steuerfahndung,
• die Ressourcenausstattung der Steuerfahndung,
• das Managementinformationssystem der Steuerfahndung sowie
• die Zusammenarbeit und die Schnittstellen mit anderen Betrugsbekämpfungseinheiten im Bereich der Finanzverwaltung.

Intra-Community VAT fraud. Joint follow-up report

Report ID: 17

In 2009, the courts of the Netherlands (Algemene Rekenkamer), Germany (Bundesrechnungshof) and Belgium examined the treatment of intra-Community VAT fraud. As part of this audit, which was carried out in parallel with the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, the central question raised was whether the tax authorities had sufficient resources to deal with this fraud. In the first part, the audit examines the measures available to the authorities to prevent malicious people from setting up fraud (prevention) systems. The audit then examines the available measures to detect and dismantle existing fraud schemes (detection). Finally, it analyzes whether the infringements found (and how many) have led to an effective recovery of the amounts of VAT due, arrears and fines (repression).

As part of a follow-up audit carried out in 2011-2012, the three courts examined the efforts made by the national administrations to implement the recommendations made in 2009.

The Court of Auditors acknowledges that the administration has taken initiatives to implement a number of recommendations. Thus, companies that file only "nil" statements are now being investigated more quickly.

In the area of ​​fraud prevention, efforts are still needed to make it possible to use the background information when assigning a VAT number. The Court also encourages the administration to intensify its efforts within the Benelux to formulate proposals for a uniform European policy on registration and cancellation.