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BOI, The Board of Investment Thailand

Thailand offers great opportunities for both Thai and foreign investors. The Board of Investment (BOI), Thailand’s governing body to promote investments, helps investors in three key ways: to reduce the risks associated with investment; to reduce initial investment costs and to improve the overall rate of return on investment; and to provide support services at all times.
Panwa Group Co., Ltd. is specialized in assisting businesses and individuals in and providing information and investment advice in compliance with the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) applications, requirements and policies as well as the privileges for foreign investors. Our team offers a range of valuable business-related services to the international and local investment group. Our services covers assistance in obtaining official permits and documents required for conducting business, including visas, work permits and permanent residency permits for foreign clients.
The Board of Investment has the power to grant the following privileges depending on the specifics of the investment plan:

  • Exemption from rules restricting foreign ownership of companies;
  • Exemption from corporate income tax for up to 8 years;
  • Exemption of import duties on machinery and raw materials;
  • Exemption from rules restricting foreign ownership of land;
  • Exemption from work permit and visa rules; and
  • Exemption from rules restricting overseas remittances.
For more information about the Board of Investment here in Thailand, you can refer to this website: http://www.boi.go.th

Below is a sample of Audit Program under ther requirement of BOI


Company Name: _____________________________________
Audit Program under the Regulation of Board of Investment

Issued by the Office of Board of Investment Committee

 

Objectives of the Audit Program

1) To have investment in machinery of each BOI card approved by the BOI Committee.

2) To have quantity of production and sales in compliance with the condition of each BOI Promote Card.

Audit Program

Reference

Done By

Date

 

1) Request BOI Promote Card and make understanding about the details of proper usage in installment of each promoted card for capital promotion

2) Request for machine details including the amount or analysis of the increase or decrease movement of each Promoted Card

    2.1 Verify the total amount of machinery and illustrate the account of installment same as the previous report (in case of the extension of the last year examination
2.2 Examine the purchase list of machinery if it performs an increase or decrease according to the bill of purchases by using vouchers to pay goods imported, Letter of Credit, Trust receipt, Debit Note, Bank, Bank Statement, and the receipts
2.3 Evaluate machine details which performs an increase or decrease in terms of payment or installment of each Promote Card in production of machine imported at a specific period
2.4 Request for plan site and examine the details of purchasing machine if it increased an installment that have the authentication of details of such number machine as same document purchased and imported
2.5 Compare machine details that increased an investment with the right and useful form details abstain from the corporate income tax regulation of the same individual

Quantity of Production

3) Request for the records of quantity of production (unit) of each machine product Promote Card as required

  • Quantity of production daily
  • Quantity of production summarized monthly
  • Quantity of production summarized annually or yearly

     3.1 Examine the reliability of records or details as mentioned above and the sources of data such as written  report of daily production in the Production Department and the account book of goods ( Stock Card )
3.2 Compare the level of production of Promote Card with the quantity of production which can be indeed generated annually
3.3 Compare the level of production of Promote Card of each quantity of production in number 3.2 with records in the form of request of benefits used  abstain from the corporate income tax regulation of same individual

Quantity and Cost of Sales

 4) Request for records of quantity and cost of sales among each Promote Card as follows:

  • Quantity and cost of sales daily
  • Quantity and cost of sales summarized monthly
  • Quantity and cost of sales summarized yearly or annually

     4.1 Examine the reliability of records as mentioned above by means of verifying document of sales invoice, etc., with notes of sales account and its cut-off (Stock Card), check the documents of goods return with notes and deposit in case of having return of goods
4.2 Compare quantity of sales annually among the records and condition of Promote Card with the quantity of sales not over quantity condition or stipulation
4.3 Compare quantity of sales with the record of above mentioned in the form of request used and the benefits of being abstain from corporate income tax regulation of the same individual

Limitation of Audit

    Examination of Sales Documents:

  • in case of having Promote Card 1 or 2 set  should be given to examine the document of at least 20 records (Invoice) per Promote Card of 1 set
  • in case of having Promote Card 3 set should be given to examine the document of at least 50 records (Invoice) by means of examining each Promote Card  together with the records of average amount of Promote Card

 5) Check the minutes of the Shareholders’ meeting and another committee regarding some trouble or problems significant for the examination of above mentioned

 6) Another Audit Process

 

 

 

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