An annual report on the activities of the Internal Audit Services has been submitted to the Government

In order to coordinate the activities of the internal audit services, the Internal State Audit Committee of the Ministry of Finance submitted a report on the main indicators of their activities for consideration by the Government.

According to the report on activities for 2024, the Internal Audit Services carried out 555 audit activities covering 5.9 trillion tenge of budget funds.

As a result of the audit activities, the IAS revealed financial violations in the amount of 152.9 billion tenge, of which 6.1 billion tenge is subject to reimbursement to the budget (1.6 billion tenge was reimbursed), as well as violations to be restored and reflected in accounting for 146.8 billion tenge (18.4 billion tenge was restored).

To make procedural decisions, the IAS transferred 86 materials worth 40.6 billion tenge to law enforcement agencies. 11 criminal cases were initiated.

340 officials were brought to administrative responsibility for a total amount of fines of 109.5 million tenge (82.6 million tenge was paid to the state).

707 people were brought to disciplinary responsibility.

In order to coordinate the activities of the IAS and ensure compliance with the current State Audit and Financial Control Standards, the Internal State Audit Committee conducted quality control of 333 IAS audit materials during the reporting period (IAS TsGO - 163, IAS MIO - 153, IAS DP - 17).

Non-compliance with Auditing Standards
36 IAS audit materials, which is 10.8% of their total number.

Based on the results of the evaluation of IAS activities, the following recommendations were developed to improve the efficiency of IAS activities:

1) strengthening the independence and transparency of audit activities (eliminating the practice of performing unusual tasks);

2) improving the quality of audit activities (focusing on a comprehensive analysis of the achievement of indicators of strategic and program documents);

3) an increase in the audit coverage of budgetary funds and assets of the state, including an increase in the staffing of the IAS within the limits of the limits of the state body;

4) expanding the use of electronic format during audit activities (gaining access to information databases of departments);

5) strengthening the role of the State Audit and Risk Board (consideration at its site of the issue of transferring audit materials with signs of a criminal offense in order to increase the consistency of the evidence base).

The Committee will continue to coordinate the activities of the IAS, including the provision of methodological and advisory assistance.