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Cover sheet to Washington state's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) summary

Summary infographic of Washington’s 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

February 9, 2023

Each year, the state publishes its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) to show how it manages the public money entrusted to it by Washingtonians. Check out our summary infographic for a snapshot of the state’s financial position, including a summary of revenues and expenses, changes in the unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation programs, the health of state-sponsored pension plans, and more.

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Summary infographic of Washington’s 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

February 8, 2022

Each year, as required by law, the state publishes its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) to provide information on the state’s financial position.
The ACFR is a complex and lengthy document (338 pages) with detailed information on the state’s structure, services, finances, trends and nonfinancial data. In short, the ACFR shows how the state manages the public money entrusted to it by Washington residents.

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Summary infographic of Washington’s 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

February 12, 2021

Each year, as required by law, the state publishes its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to provide information on the state’s financial position. To make this important information accessible to the broadest possible audience, the State Auditor’s Office prepares this CAFR summary to provide a snapshot of the state’s financial position, including revenues and expenditures, cash balances and debt.

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Summary infographic of Washington's 2019 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

February 6, 2020

Each year, as required by law, the state publishes its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to provide information on the state’s financial position. To make this important information accessible to the broadest possible audience, the State Auditor’s Office prepares this CAFR summary to provide a snapshot of the state’s financial position, including revenues and expenditures, cash balances and debt.

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The first screen of the summary infographic of the 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the state of Washington.

Summary infographic of Washington’s 2018 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

July 24, 2019

Each year, as required by law, the state publishes its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to provide information on the state’s financial position.

To make this important information accessible to the broadest possible audience, the State Auditor’s Office prepares this CAFR summary to provide a snapshot of the state’s financial position, including revenues and expenditures, cash balances and debt.

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Avoid these common errors while preparing this year’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

May 14, 2019

The State Auditor’s Office (SAO) performs almost 200 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) reviews each year. Local governments may also submit their CAFR to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. As part of their CAFR reviews, SAO and GFOA identified several common errors that could affect your government’s ability to obtain this certificate. 

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ACFR Summary

January 5, 2017

We issued our state CAFR summary report December 27, 2016. Each year, our Office audits the state of Washington’s financial statements and reports the results in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This is a very long, complex document that contains vital information about our state’s financial condition.

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