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Muitinės audito organizavimas ir jo tobulinimo galimybės
ORGANIZATION OF CUSTOMS AUDIT AND POSSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Danutė Adomavičiūtė, Jonas Mackevičius
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla

Summary/Abstract: The main strategic objective of Lithuanian customs is the defence of the market and society in the field of the foreign trade while implementing the policy of the European Community’s taxes and trade. To achieve this objective, one of the main challenges is to implement measures related to the safety and security of the international trade supply and to prevent terrorism, smuggling, organised crime and other criminalities. The focus is placed on the application of the audit-based control measures in order to overcome the logistical barriers that inevitably arise in the process of international trade. The customs audit is of a great importance in the process of the customs inspection. The control based on the methods of the customs audit assures better opportunities of anti-breaches. Moreover, a faster flow of goods traffic at the external border of the European Union is assured while carrying out most inspections at the companies’ residences. Therefore, it is important to improve the customs audit, combining this process with the changing business environment. This also has to do with the ongoing market processes. Recently, the customs of the EUEU countries have begun appreciating the activities of the business enterprises, seeking to gain the status of the authorised economic operator (AEO). The customs audit is a highly effective tool ensuring the business enterprise activities’ assessment in the financial, legal and security aspects. The main objectives of the customs audit are the following: 1) to check the data accuracy and comprehensiveness indicated in the customs declarations, 2) to define the breaches on the basis of which duties and other taxes are being counted, and errors of the data in the documents provided by the importers and exporters as well as other persons accepting the customs obligations, 3) to evaluate the entities’ activities and compliance with the requirements.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 62
  • Page Range: 81-96
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Lithuanian