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Manual of OP for Trade Remedy Investigations


                     (g)    Factory shipping logs;
                     (h)    Inventory records;
                     (i)    Base-lined internal sales reports and worksheets;

                     (j)    Sales ledgers;
                     (k)    Accounts receivable records;
                     (l)    Records of payment, such as canceled checks, letters of credit, debit/
                            credit memos, promissory notes, bank deposit slips and/or bank
                            statements;
                     (m)    Credit insurance;
                     (n)    Debit/credit memos for the post-sale price and/or quantity increases
                            or decreases; and
                     (o)    Wherever appropriate, invoices, expense ledgers, journal entry slips
                            and records of payment for actual charges and adjustments.

               Allocations of Expenses

               (lvi)   The respondent should describe the calculation and supporting documents it
                     has prepared in accordance with the instructions in the verification agenda.
                     The team must first verify the data as presented in the response.  Afterward,
                     they should pursue any concerns they may have with the methodology or
                     the calculation.

                     (a)    Whenever verifying an allocation methodology, the team should be
                            sure that they are verifying the source documents and the financial
                            accounting system rather than simply a worksheet. Worksheets are
                            useful, but they are not, in themselves, source documents.

                     (b)    Team members should look into the reasonability of allocation basis
                            adopted  by the  company  and if  possible,  also compare with  the
                            comparable basis adopted by the other units, if available.
                     (c)    Attention must be paid to the basis of allocation of expenses to
                            NPUC especially to ensure that expenses have been allocated to all
                            the products/activities carried out by the company.
                     (d)    The team should also see the quantitative average consumption of
                            raw materials per unit to ensure that there is not much variation
                            from year to year. All major variations need explanation.




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