The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia participated in the ASEANSAI Focus Group Discussion on Audit of Revenue by sending two delegates to attend the meeting from 2 to 4 March 2016 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The meeting aims to enhance the audit capability of ASEANSAI member countries in auditing revenue by exchanging and sharing of knowledge and current practices and also developing a general guideline on revenue audits. All ASEANSAI member countries involved to participate in this project while SAI Malaysia will be the project lead. Three Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) will be held to finalize the research project during year 2016.
As revenue or tax collection has been cited as one of the high risk areas that are prone to leakage and mismanagement, revenue audit plays a significant role in the field of public sector auditing. With limited auditing guidance materials available, there is a need for ASEANSAI to collaboratively address this issue to overcome the shortcomings and promote best practices in revenue audit.
It is expected that the project will promote SAIs cooperation, collaborate and continue the improvement through knowledge sharing (best practice as well as research on issues of mutual interest and concern), share network aimed at enhance the commitment of ASEANSAI members, offer mutual services and bridge possible gaps between management knowledge and information need among SAIs, disseminate audit guideline and strengthen communication among ASEANSAI members.