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Report Description:
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Financial Audit
– Annual or biennial reviews of the financial activity, legal compliance and
fiscal controls of a government.
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Performance Audit
– Reviews assessing the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government
business operations or programs.
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Special Audit
– Reviews of questioned transactions to determine if fraud, waste or abuse has
occurred.
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SAS-70 Report
– A report on internal controls in place and operating at service organizations
used by the government in place of internal resources (e.g., third-party
administrators for self-funded insurance plans). SAS-70 reports are one of two
types: One type is a review of the prescribed controls' design and whether the
prescribed controls were placed in operation. The other type extends the work
to a determination of the operating effectiveness of the prescribed controls.
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Compliance Audit
– Reviews of Medicaid provider services to determine compliance with program
regulations.
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Operational Review
– Performance reviews of State social service programs to improve
accountability and efficiency.
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Fiscal Watch or Emergency Analysis/Declaration
– Review to determine if a local government meets the statutory criteria to
declare a fiscal watch or fiscal emergency.
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Fiscal Watch or Emergency Analysis/Termination
– Review to determine if a local government meets the statutory criteria for
removal from fiscal watch or emergency.
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Financial Forecast
– Review of a government’s estimated revenue and expenditures over a one or
five-year period.
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Report on Accounting Methods – Review of the financial accounting
methods, records, files and accounts of a local government declared in fiscal
emergency.
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