Agreed-Upon Procedures
Small Governments
Below are resources and example report shells for Independent Public Accountants (IPAs) conducting Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) engagements.
Checklist and Guidance
The AUP Eligibility Checklist must be completed and approved before an auditor can perform an Agreed-Upon Procedure (AUP) for a governmental entity. The additional AUP Guidance provides auditors with essential information on AUP standards, testing expectations, and other related procedures.
- AUP Eligibility Checklist — Jan 2026 (pdf)
- Additional AUP Guidance — Jan 2026 (pdf)
- Reduced Services (AUP and Basic Audit) Fact Sheet — Jan 2026 (pdf)
AUP Example Report Shells for 1/1/2024 — 12/31/2025
YE 12/31/2025 and YE 6/30/2026 Engagements
If an IPA firm is working on an engagement not listed, they can request a copy by emailing IPAcorrespondence
After the AUP Eligibility checklist is completed and approved, auditors may utilize the AUP Report Shell specific to their governmental entity.
- Sunshine Law Compliance Procedure Add-In — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Agricultural Society — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Airport — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Anti-Bullying (listed below)
- Association Library — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Cemetery — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Community Authority — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Community Based Correctional Facility — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Conservancy District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Convention Facilities Authority — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Convention and Visitor Bureau — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Council of Government — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Countywide Emergency Management Agency — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Fire, Police, EMS, or Ambulance District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Joint Economic Development District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Joint Juvenile Detention District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Landfill — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Library — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Multicounty Correction Center — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Park Rec District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Port Authority — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Regional Planning Commission — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Regional Water Sewer District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Sanitary District/Mosquito District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Soil and Water Conservation District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Solid Waste District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Solid Waste Transfer Facility — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Special Improvement District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Township — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Transportation Improvement District — Jan 2026 (docx)
- Village — Jan 2026 (docx)
AUP Example Report Shells for 1/1/23 — 12/31/24
YE 12/31/24 and YE 6/30/25 Engagements
- Anti-Bullying — May 2025 (docx)
IPAs can request a copy of the previous report shell by emailing the request to IPAcorrespondence