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What’s New in Local Government Accounting & Auditing. _____________________________________ June 8, 2011 Auditor of Public Accounts. Session Topics. Discuss results of QCRs of Virginia local government audits - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What’s New in Local Government Accounting & Auditing
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June 8, 2011 Auditor of Public Accounts
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Session Topics
• Discuss results of QCRs of Virginia local government audits
• Discuss activities within the APA impacting local governments including recent legislative changes
• Discuss pending changes in auditing standards• Discuss potential impact of recent federal
regulations
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Results of 2010 Quality Control Reviews
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Discuss results of QCRs on Virginia local government audits
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Sampling
• Document all requirement elements– Is sample representative of the population– Method of selection– Is sample size appropriate– Tolerable deviation rate– Evaluate results of test
• Sample sizes– AICPA has chart of recommended sizes
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Single Audit Testwork and Documentation
• Test all applicable compliance requirements and document evidence of tests
• Must obtain an understanding and test internal control structure surrounding compliance requirements
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Single Audit Testwork and Documentation
• Ensure Schedule of Federal Expenditures of Federal Awards is properly prepared and includes all required elements
• Ensure sample sizes are appropriate
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Audit Documentation - Overall
• Document all audit evidence to support audit objective conclusions
• Oral explanations do not provide sufficient evidence
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Risk Assessment
• Required to perform risk assessment procedures – To obtain an understanding of the entity and its
environment– To assess risk of material misstatement at the
financial statement and relevant assertion levels
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Risk Assessment
• Must gain an understanding of internal control even if are going to take a substantive approach
• Can no longer just default to high control risk without gaining an understanding
• If decide to indicate high control risk because a substantive approach is more efficient, must document
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Independence
• When auditor assists with preparing the financial statements or Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, ensure documentation includes consideration of auditing standards on independence
• Standards require that auditor obtain documentation that management acknowledges auditor’s role and approves changes made by auditor
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Legal Letter
• Legal letter should be obtained prior to the release of the report
• Provides evidence that supports the audit opinion– Report should not be dated earlier than the date
the auditor has obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence to support the opinion
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State Compliance Requirements
• Perform applicable tests of compliance and accounting transactions unique to Virginia localities
• Document all evidence to support results of tests performed and conclusions reached
• When sampling, select appropriate number
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Local Government Update
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Upcoming Changes (Website and Transmittal Forms)Legislative Update
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Addition of CAFRs to APA Website
• Plan to make available on our website electronic copies of locality CAFRs – Most likely on Commonwealth Datapoint
• Will encourage electronic submission in the future (is voluntary now)
• Reminder that APA website has a section dedicated to Local Government (Audit Specs, alerts, Comparative Report)
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Comparative Report
• Continue to move toward distributing the Comparative Report in electronic format
• Are modifying forms to improve electronic viewing option– Currently formatted primarily for printing
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Legislative Update – Senate Bill 1271
• Requires the APA as part of its annual audit of the Department of Taxation to perform a review of the collection and distribution of the Retail Sales and Use Tax focusing on the collection and distribution of local sales and use taxes
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Legislative Update – Senate Bill 1271
• Fiscal year 2011 and 2012 review:– Review Taxation’s policies and procedures and
audits performed – Review local officials procedures to identify
entities that have not paid sales and use taxes and how Taxation could coordinate and assist local officials
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Legislative Update – Senate Bill 1271
• Fiscal year 2011 and 2012 review:– Review Taxation’s procedures for identifying
proper county or city for distribution of local sales and use taxes
– Review Taxation’s coordination with local officials to determine what information both groups can share and how to coordinate activities to enhance collections and accuracy of distribution
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Legislative Update – Senate Bill 1271
• Fiscal year 2011 and 2012 review:– APA make recommendations for improvements
to Taxation and local officials policies and procedures
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Legislative Update – Senate Bill 1271
• Fiscal year 2013 review:– APA recommend annual benchmarks for
evaluating the effectiveness of Taxation’s local retail sales and use tax collection and distribution process
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Update to Sheriff’s Manual and Audit Requirements
• Reviewing New Procedures for– ATMs– Internet Sales– Billing for Room and Board and Fines and Cost
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New Accounting Standards
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Accounting Standards
• GASB 54 is effective for this year.
• One item of note is GASB pension project which may impact how multiple-employer report cost sharing pools.
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Potential Impact of Recent Federal Regulations
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Dodd-Frank ActTax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation ActProposed Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
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Dodd-Frank Act
• Requires studies of municipal securities market and of the role and importance of the GASB– GAO has issued report on GASB Funding and
Role in Municipal Market (http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-267R)
– Timeliness of financial statements is discussed
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act
• Passed in 2006• Requires governments to withhold three
percent of their payments for many goods and services and remit the withheld amount to the federal government
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act
• Applies to federal, state, and local government entities with annual aggregate payments of $100 million or more for goods and services
• Implementation date is December 31, 2011• Some groups are pushing for repeal of the
requirement
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act
• Withholding requirement applies to most payments
• IRS has provided some guidance– Established $10,000 threshold– Requirement will not apply to payment card
transactions until further guidance is issued
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act
• Exempt payments include:– public assistance and welfare program payments
where eligibility is needs or income based – Interest– Payments for real property– Payments to tax-exempt entities– Intra-governmental payments
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Proposed Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
• Challenges the validity of current state and local government accounting rules and practices
• Mandates federal reporting requirements on state and local governments regarding pension costs
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Proposed Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
• Requires reporting of financial data in accordance with market value of assets and liabilities, which is contrary to GASB’s current pension standards
• Prohibits any future federal bailout related to current or future shortfalls of any state or local government pension plan
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Proposed Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
• State and local governments that fail to meet the reporting requirements will be denied a federal tax benefit for any specified bond issued during the non-compliance period
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QUESTIONS?