A Message from State Auditor Pat McCarthy: Financial accountability has never been more necessary
June 24, 2020State Auditor Pat McCarthy talks about the importance of audits during this time of economic distress.
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Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy will donate salary increase to The Other Bank Program
June 19, 2020Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy announced Friday she will donate a scheduled salary increase to charity.
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A message from State Auditor Pat McCarthy: Annual financial report filing deadline extended to July 1, 2020
June 18, 2020Late Wednesday, June 17, legislative leadership surprised us with a second extension of the annual financial report filing deadline. The new filing deadline is July 1, 2020.
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State Auditor announces special review of unemployment benefit fraud
June 10, 2020State Auditor Pat McCarthy notified Gov. Jay Inslee and the state Legislature today that the Office of the Washington State Auditor will begin two special examinations of the significant fraud and loss of public funds at the state Employment Security Department.
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A message from State Auditor Pat McCarthy: Annual financial report filing deadline extended
May 29, 2020As promised, I wanted to let you know as soon as possible that a limited extension of the annual financial report filing deadline has been approved by legislative leadership. The new filing deadline is June 17.
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A message from State Auditor Pat McCarthy: Important update regarding delay of GASB standard
May 11, 2020The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) voted Thursday, May 7 to delay implementation of several new accounting standards. The decision by GASB takes effect immediately, and comes in response to requests by governments across the country as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
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A message from State Auditor Pat McCarthy: Guidance and updates from the State Auditor’s Office
April 15, 2020Because of the efforts of Washingtonians from every corner of the state and every sector of the economy, we have seen hopeful signs in our fight against this pandemic. While we are by no means done, I think all of us can feel a sense of pride in what Washington has accomplished so far.
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A message from State Auditor Pat McCarthy: An update on audit-related deadlines
March 26, 2020The State Auditor’s Office has been working hard to find solutions to accommodate statutory and regulatory deadlines governments face, in light of the current emergency situation in our state. In that effort we have reached out to Gov. Inslee, and received assurances from his office, so we can address one issue through emergency declaration.
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March 17, 2020As all of Washington responds to the threat of COVID-19, I wanted to reach out to our partners in good government and let you know some steps the State Auditor’s Office is taking related to our audits of state agencies and local governments.
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Find out where SAO’s money comes from and where it goes
August 2, 2019Curious where the State Auditor’s Office gets its funding from, and how it spends that money? As part of our ongoing effort to increase transparency in government, we made a simple explanation of our $47.1 million budget for 2018.
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