The Accounting Chamber has identified deficiencies in financial accounting and payments at the State Customs Committee (SCC).
Medianews.az reports, referring to Apa, that the Chamber conducted an audit on the use of state funds and property at the SCC.
The audit covered the years 2023-2025.
It is noted that during this period, revenues amounted to 240.7 million manat, and expenditures were 238.8 million manat. In 2023, expenditures from extrabudgetary funds were 68.5 million manat. This amount was formed partly by reducing some expenses (5.7 million manat) and increasing others (37.8 million manat).
During the audit, it was determined that 24.6 thousand manat, which should have been directed to the state budget, was kept in the account of the "Azərterminalkompleks" Union.
The full accounting of administrative fines was not maintained; in some cases, customs payments were not calculated and paid into the budget. At the same time, unemployment insurance fees amounting to 602.3 thousand manat were not withheld nor transferred to the budget.
The audit showed that customs procedures for some goods were not completed, and as a result, customs payments were not calculated.
Funds amounting to 17.9 million manat allocated for the construction of a new administrative building were not fully reflected in financial documents. Prices for works in some contracts related to the building's construction were increased. Problems were also identified in the accounting system. For example, information was not fully entered into the software, the inventory of assets was not conducted timely, and the movement of funds in some of the Committee's accounts was not recorded in financial documents. Additionally, expenses amounting to 746.9 thousand manat related to future periods were not properly accounted for.
The Chamber added that some financial indicators for the year 2023 were also not properly presented in the reports.
Based on the audit results, 966.1 thousand manat was returned to the state budget, 828.2 thousand manat was restored in kind, and nearly 3.2 million manat was included in the financial accounting.