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| Accountability reforms have significantly cut number of unauditable governments The number of unauditable governments in Washington has dropped dramatically, leaving only eight that have failed to provide basic financial records and cooperate with an audit by the Office of the Washington State Auditor. |
January 18, 2022 |
| Three small governments declared unauditable; final 2020 tally released Today, the Office of the Washington State Auditor issued reports declaring three small local governments unauditable, bringing the total of such reports to seven for 2020. |
December 28, 2020 |
| Three small Washington governments declared unauditable Today, the Office of the Washington State Auditor declared three small local governments unauditable, placing them on the path for possible dissolution. Each of the governments had gone for years without either filing its annual financial reports or cooperating with independent audits, both of which are required by law. |
October 29, 2020 |
| Guide to unauditable governments: October 2020 update Since first reporting on about 40 unauditable governments in May 2019, the number of unauditable governments has been cut by more than two-thirds. As of October 2020, only 11 governments have not submitted financial information by their final opportunity to do so. Learn more by viewing this interactive infographic. |
October 29, 2020 |
| Most Unauditable Governments Now Accountable State Auditor Pat McCarthy is pleased to announce that dozens of governments deemed unauditable last year have taken steps to comply with state accountability laws, leading to today’s publication of completed audits of two governments that had gone without outside review for years. |
August 17, 2020 |
| Guide to Unauditable Governments: August 2020 update Since first reporting on about 40 unauditable governments in May 2019, the number of unauditable governments has been cut by about two-thirds. As of August 2020, only 15 governments have not submitted financial information by their final opportunity to do so. Learn more by viewing this interactive infographic. |
August 17, 2020 |
| Some governments move off unauditable list In response to legislative interest in addressing unauditable governments, the State Auditor’s Office recently updated the status of this small group of noncompliant districts. |
January 21, 2020 |
| Guide to Unauditable Governments in Washington infographic State laws require local governments to be audited by our Office and for them to submit annual financial reports, yet every year many governments do not meet these obligations. Failure to be audited and provide annual financial reports keeps the public in the dark about how public money is being used, and impairs the decision making of management and elected officials. |
May 23, 2019 |
| More Washington governments accountable to the public in 2022 In 2022, just one new local government fell into unauditable status and three others were removed from the category, continuing progress toward accounting for the public finances of all of Washington’s 2,300 local governments. |
January 13, 2023 |
| A Message from State Auditor Pat McCarthy State Auditor Pat McCarthy discusses how the Auditor’s Office has been working to maintain and even increase government accountability during the coronavirus pandemic. |
September 18, 2020 |