Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina amends rulebook on indirect tax control

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina amends rulebook on indirect tax control

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Dajana Topic

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on the Indirect Taxation System in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (Official Gazette No. 44/03, 52/04, 34/07, 4/08, 49/09 and 32/13), the governing board of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) adopted amendments to the Rulebook on the Limited Control of Indirect Taxes at the 12th session held on September 2 2016.

This Regulation entered into force on September 21 2016, eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette of BiH No. 68/16.

The main changes relate to the modification of tax control procedures, a new organisational structure and competences of the Tax Division of the ITA. In addition, the Rulebook provides for detailed clarification of limited tax control procedures.

The Rulebook sets forth the procedure laid down in Articles 88 to 91 of the Law on the Indirect Taxation Procedure, the process of indirect taxes audit prescribed by Articles 92 to 102 of the Law on the Indirect Taxation Procedure, and the subsequent customs control of indirect taxes prescribed by Articles 12 and 75 of the Law on Customs Policy.

The procedure includes checking of the facts, actions, evidence, activities, business and other circumstances determining the liability for indirect taxes.

The limited tax control procedure includes:

  • The review and verification of data submitted by the taxpayer;

  • The review and verification of data in the possession of the ITA;

  • Access to the register and other documents prescribed by legal regulations for the area of indirect taxes; and

  • The request from third parties to provide data that they are obliged to provide or to confirm existing data.

The procedure on limited tax control starts with an order for the limited tax control, issued by the head of the group responsible for the control, on the basis of request by taxpayers to modify the application of self-assessment or in other cases when the need arises.

The tax audit includes the control of the regularity and timeliness of calculating the indirect taxes in the applications of self-assessment, an overview of the whole business of the taxpayer, a check on the punctuality, accuracy and reliability of accounting and other records in order to determine the correct tax liability of indirect taxes and to take measures in accordance with the law.

The audit may include control of one or more types of indirect taxes, as well as continuous control of certain business activities of the taxpayer.

The audited person is the person registered as a payer of indirect taxes. Additionally, the audited entity may be a person who is not entered in the register of indirect taxes if:

  • The person meets the statutory requirements and there are indications that the person meets the requirements for registration of indirect taxpayers;

  • There is a need to verify the information, facts or evidence that may be associated with the procedure of indirect taxation; or

  • It is especially prescribed by laws and regulations.

Dajana Topic (dajana.topic@eurofast.eu), Sarajevo

Eurofast Global

Tel: +387 51 961 610

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