Originally published March 10, 2022
July 9, 2025
This post was originally published in March 2022 around daylight savings time. We've recently updated the Backup and Recovery Best Practices resource for the 2025 reporting year. You can find the new guide in SAO’s Resource Library. We've also updated the links in this post for your convenience.
What's new:
This is the final article of our six-part power of a problem series. Missed any of the previous articles in the series? Read them all here.
This is the fifth article of our six-part power of a problem series. Missed the last article? Read it here.
Disbursing duplicate payments to vendors for the same goods or services can be costly for your government. According to industry experts, the number of duplicate payments organizations make ranges from .8 percent to 2 percent of their total payments. These percentages might seem small, but they can reflect thousands of dollars being paid to vendors in error.
This is the fourth article of our six-part power of a problem series. Missed the last article? Read it here.
Are you responsible for your county's election processes? A new resource published by the State Auditor's Office might be able to help you meet and exceed state requirements for ballot processing and voting.
This is the third article of our six-part power of a problem series. Missed the last article? Read it here.
This is the second article of our six-part power of a problem series. Missed the introductory article? Read it here.
Properly accounting for capital assets is complex and requires significant accounting resources. That's why we've redesigned our Checklist for Capital Assets and added questions to help you avoid the common mistakes we see during audits.
As a manager, you've likely come to think of problems as bad things. They are something you need to get rid of or fix as quickly as possible. Problems cause pain, anxiety and stress—for you, your staff and your organization. So it's only natural to view problems with a wary eye and a sigh before you cast about for a quick solution to make them go away.