Current Issues
VAT exempt cross-border supplies
Zero-rated VAT from the first cent has resulted in long waiting times, a high administrative burden, and inspection gaps. Therefore, the German SAI demands a value threshold: exports are to be exempted from VAT only if the value of the goods purchased exceeds €175.
Current Issues
President Kay Scheller has taken the chair of the United Nations Board of Auditors
At the beginning of this year, President Kay Scheller took the chair of the UN Board of Auditors in line with the two-year rotational basis. “We will continue to target our reporting closely to the needs of the UN entities and also address the progress of UN reform efforts “, Mr. Scheller said.
Current Issues
Kick-off Meeting on Bank Resolution
How well prepared are national resolution authorities in euro area countries for the failure of smaller and medium sized banks? A new parallel audit, kick-started by 7 Supreme Audit Institutions on 18 and 19 December 2018 at the Bundesrechnungshof in Bonn will look into this question.
Current Issues
Preliminary audit findings on asylum procedures
Preliminary audit findings on asylum procedures today sent for comment to the Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community
Current Issues
UN Board of Auditors has approved 28 audit reports at its seventy-second regular session
The 72nd regular session of the UN Board of Auditors was held in New York from 24 to 25 July 2018. The meeting focused on the approval of 28 audit reports.
Current Issues
Kay Scheller, SAI President chair of Conference of Presidents as from 1 July 2018
Kay Scheller, the President of the German SAI, has chaired the Conference of the Presidents of the German audit institutions since 1 July 2018.
Current Issues
Savings potential of €110 million
The Federal Transport Ministry is planning to upgrade federal motorway A 8 to six lanes between the valley of the river Inn and the border. The construction of this 70 kilometres long motorway section will cost €1.2 billion. We do not consider it necessary to have the whole motorway section upgraded to six lanes as long as this is not proven to provide good value for money. The Ministry could save at least €110 million.
Current Issues
Abolish tax privileges of tobacco industry
Tobacco products which the manufacturers give free to their employees are exempt from tobacco tax. This exemption is no longer justified, is contrary to tax equity and questionable in terms of health policy. Since 1989, we have repeatedly recommended that the exemption be abolished. The rejection of our recommendation by the Federal Finance Ministry has resulted in losses of tax revenue in the total amount of €171.7 million
