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Barbados Spirits Inc

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  • Douglas K. S. Kalesnikoff

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This case focuses on the audit of a subsidiary in Barbados of a Multi‐National Entity (“MNE”), a distiller in Toronto. The MNE is a large and important international client to the accounting firm. The firm provides both tax advisory and audit services to the MNE. The MNE, following advice of the accounting firm, has utilized an offshore related party to structure transactions that avoid taxes in Barbados. These related party transactions are a detriment to the interests of critical users of the financial statements, namely the minority shareholders and the tax authorities of Barbados. The auditor is now faced with evaluating the adequacy of the related party note disclosure and the completeness of the income tax provision. Independence issues of a self‐interest threat (importance of the client) and self‐review threat (evaluating the adequacy of the income tax provision based on tax advice provided by the firm) are explored. L’étude de cas proposée porte sur l'audit de la filiale barbadienne d'une entité multinationale (MNE), une distillerie de Toronto. MNE est un client international de grande envergure qui est important pour le cabinet comptable. Le cabinet procure à MNE des services de consultation fiscale ainsi que des services d'audit. Sur les conseils du cabinet, MNE a fait appel à une partie liée à l’étranger pour structurer des opérations lui permettant d’éviter l'impôt barbadien. Ces opérations entre parties liées sont préjudiciables aux intérêts d'importants utilisateurs des états financiers, soit les actionnaires minoritaires et les autorités fiscales de la Barbade. L'auditeur doit maintenant évaluer le caractère adéquat de la présentation par voie de note des opérations entre parties liées et l'exhaustivité de la charge d'impôts. L'analyse porte sur les questions liées à l'indépendance que soulèvent les menaces liées à l'intérêt personnel (importance du client) et les menaces liées à l'autocontrôle (évaluation du caractère adéquat de la charge d'impôts établie à partir des conseils fiscaux du cabinet).

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  • Douglas K. S. Kalesnikoff, 2015. "Barbados Spirits Inc," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(4), pages 334-339, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:14:y:2015:i:4:p:334-339
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3838.12087
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