ISA Participants Subject to Targeted Audits
Importer Self-Assessment members may still face "single-issue" audits despite removal from the focused assessment (FA) audit pool, a CBP official said Sept. 26 during a conference, according to a blog post from Ted Murphy of Baker & McKenzie. Josh Jandorf,…
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senior auditor in the Office of Trade, spoke during a panel discussion on audits at the conference. "With the transition of enforcement responsibilities to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE’s), CBP is conducting many more 'targeted' or 'single-issue' audits (e.g., quick response audits, survey audits, etc.)," Murphy said. CBP has said the CEEs are working closely with auditors as part of a broader shift toward the use of audit surveys in the agency’s compliance verification activities (see 1611100001). "These focused audits are aimed at issues of perceived non-compliance, rather than at the internal controls the company has in place over one or more areas (like a traditional FA)," Murphy continued. Since ISA members "can be (and frequently are) the subject of the targeted audits being directed by the CEE’s and conducted by Regulatory Audit," while "CBP is conducting fewer FA’s," it's unclear "whether ISA members are really getting much benefit from the ISA program," he said. Murphy also posted slides from his panel on valuation.