Audit of multi location entities would require examination (among others) of thefollowing:

  • Cost incurred commonly at or by the Head Office – e.g. Marketing and Brand BuildingCosts;
  • Head Office providing supportto Branches – e.g. Centralized Accounting Services; HR Servicesetc.,
  • Branches without billings to thirdparties;
  • Branches with billings to third parties;
  • Identification of Branches which are notregistered;
  • E-Way bill to track supplies which have been marked as stock transfers;
  • Credit of ‘State A’ availed in ‘State B’ especially in cases of where the place of supply is State B (e.g. Accommodation Services of employee of ‘State A’ availed as credit in ‘StateB’);
  • Basis of bifurcation of credits intoISD;
  • Valuation of supply especially when credits are not available in the hands of the receivingBranches.