Periodical auditing system and method
OwnerFenghua Zhouinventor
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Abstract
A periodical auditing system (1) includes an auditing periods definition module (10), a data collection module (11), a data transmission module (12), a return receipt identification module (13), a data carrying module (14) and a data inquiry module (15). A periodical auditing method includes the following steps: (a) defining auditing periods; (b) collecting demanded data on auditing, converting the demanded data on auditing into an electronic auditing file, and transmitting the electronic auditing file; (c) downloading a return receipt; (d) determining whether the declaration is acceptable; (e) determining whether information on book inventory matches information on physical inventory; and (f) carrying forward book inventory to a next auditing period.
Claims16
A periodical auditing system connected with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, an electronic data interchange (EDI) data transmission device, a customs system and a plurality of client computers, the periodical auditing system comprising:
- an auditing periods definition module for defining auditing periods, and for creating, updating, inquiring of and deleting the auditing periods;
- a data collection module for collecting demanded data on auditing, wherein the demanded data on auditing includes information on physical inventory, information on book inventory, information on quantities of in-process materials and information on units of in-process materials, the information on units of in-process materials being accounting units of in-process materials;
- a data transmission module for converting the demanded data on auditing into an electronic auditing file according to a format of EDI reporting required by a relevant customs authority, and for transmitting the electronic auditing file to the customs system;
- a return receipt identification module for downloading a return receipt from the customs system, for determining whether a declaration is acceptable, for determining whether information on book inventory matches information on physical inventory, and for providing an explanation report on balancing of book inventory and physical inventory;
- a data carrying module for updating book inventory, and for carrying forward the updated book inventory to a next auditing period;
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- a data inquiry module for inquiring of data on auditing, the data on auditing including declarations, electronic account books, return receipts and information on a customs bulletin board.
A periodical auditing method comprising the steps of;
- defining auditing periods;
- collecting demanded data on auditing, the demanded data on auditing including information on book inventory, information on physical inventory, information on quantities of in-process materials and information on units of in-process materials, the information on units of in-process materials being accounting units of in-process materials;
- converting the demanded data on auditing into an electronic auditing file according to a format of EDI reporting required by a relevant customs authority and transmitting the electronic auditing file;
- downloading a return receipt;
- determining whether a declaration is acceptable;
- determining whether the information on book inventory matches the information on physical inventory;
- providing an explanation report on balancing of physical inventory and book inventory if the information on book inventory does not matches the information on physical inventory;
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- carrying forward book inventory to a next auditing period.
A periodical auditing method comprising the steps of;
- defining auditing periods;
- collecting demanded data on auditing, the demanded data on auditing including information on book inventory and information on physical inventory;
- converting the demanded data on auditing into an electronic auditing file according to a format of EDI reporting required by a relevant customs authority and transmitting the electronic auditing file;
- downloading a return receipt;
- determining whether the information on book inventory matches the information on physical inventory;
- providing an explanation report on balancing of physical inventory and book inventory if the information on book inventory does not matches the information on physical inventory;
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- carrying forward book inventory to a next auditing period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.