The Audit Connection Blog
Pierce County Superior Court Clerk’s Office lacked financial controls, safeguards for trust accounts, audit finds
An accountability audit of the Pierce County Superior Court Clerk’s Office found a significant lack of controls over financial operations, including taking not action to pay out several large accounts held in trust. ... CONTINUE READING
Read our updated best practices for tracking capital assets – it’ll help you for years to come
The State Auditor's Office has updated its Best Practices for Tracking Capital Asset Information. This updated resource includes time-saving ideas, suggestions for internal controls, different ways to record capital assets, and much more. ... CONTINUE READING
Housing authority still without adequate financial controls, audit finds
A recent audit from the State Auditor's Office found the Pierce County Housing Authority needs to prioritize better financial controls to reduce the risk of another loss of public funds. ... CONTINUE READING
Are you applying for new federal awards? Know the strings attached
This blog post from the State Auditor's Office poses 10 questions that local governments should consider before applying for and accepting a new federal award. ... CONTINUE READING
Capital gains tax, Climate Commitment Act: See how these programs affected Washington's bottom line in fiscal year 2023
The 2023 ACFR infographic provides a snapshot of Washington's finances, including new revenues generated by the capital gains tax and Climate Commitment Act. ... CONTINUE READING
Planes, trains and travel expenses: Upgrade your government’s internal controls with our updated resource
The State Auditor's Office has released its guide on best practices for travel expenses and other reimbursements. The updated guide includes a new section on common fraud schemes. ... CONTINUE READING
Preparing your annual report package? Check out our updated cash-basis checklist
The State Auditor's Office has released its updated Checklist for Preparing and Reviewing Cash-Basis Financial Statements. It includes new sections and questions for the most significant changes for cash-basis governments' 2023 financial reporting. ... CONTINUE READING
Annual report: The Office of the Washington State Auditor’s window into public spending during 2023
The State Auditor’s Office invites you to scroll through an interactive report of our activities during fiscal year 2023. ... CONTINUE READING
Audit timeliness is a team effort post-pandemic
In this blog post, the Office of the Washington State Auditor explains how the increased number and size of federal grants to be audited has affected local governments’ federal single audits. ... CONTINUE READING
Preserving drinkable water supplies requires updating state’s water efficiency efforts, performance audit finds
This performance audit from the State Auditor’s Office found the Department of Health could help water suppliers minimize the loss of drinkable water by managing supplier data and using industry leading practices. ... CONTINUE READING