The Audit Connection Blog
Capital gains tax, Climate Commitment Act: See how these programs affected Washington's bottom line in fiscal year 2023
The 2023 ACFR infographic provides a snapshot of Washington's finances, including new revenues generated by the capital gains tax and Climate Commitment Act. ... CONTINUE READING
Planes, trains and travel expenses: Upgrade your government’s internal controls with our updated resource
The State Auditor's Office has released its guide on best practices for travel expenses and other reimbursements. The updated guide includes a new section on common fraud schemes. ... CONTINUE READING
Annual report: The Office of the Washington State Auditor’s window into public spending during 2023
The State Auditor’s Office invites you to scroll through an interactive report of our activities during fiscal year 2023. ... CONTINUE READING
Audit timeliness is a team effort post-pandemic
In this blog post, the Office of the Washington State Auditor explains how the increased number and size of federal grants to be audited has affected local governments’ federal single audits. ... CONTINUE READING
Preserving drinkable water supplies requires updating state’s water efficiency efforts, performance audit finds
This performance audit from the State Auditor’s Office found the Department of Health could help water suppliers minimize the loss of drinkable water by managing supplier data and using industry leading practices. ... CONTINUE READING
Use of deadly force investigation audits: Themes from the first year
This report from the State Auditor's Office summarizes common areas of noncompliance in use of deadly force investigation audits (UDFI audits), and makes recommendations to improve compliance to investigation teams, involved police departments, and the state Criminal Justice Training Commission. ... CONTINUE READING
Federal single audit issues involving wage rate requirements are on the rise; here's what you need to know
This SAO blog post outlines some key aspects of state and federal wage rate requirements, including details on contract clauses and collecting certified payrolls. ... CONTINUE READING
Only a quarter of Washington’s Medicaid-enrolled children are tested for lead, audit finds
This performance audit from the State Auditor's Office found only 26 percent of the more than 240,000 Medicaid-eligible children had been tested for lead exposure, and that most children with the highest risk have never been tested. ... CONTINUE READING
From intern to manager: One SAO employee’s career path shows support for growth
Haji Adams started as a paid intern at SAO while attending college and has been with us ever since. Now an Audit Manager, his career path illustrates the support and mentorship in place that helps SAO employees succeed. ... CONTINUE READING
Sharing your federal money with other agencies? Learn what you can do today
Passing along federal money to others doesn’t relieve you of grant compliance requirements—it adds to your responsibilities because you must monitor your subrecipients. This SAO blog post poses four questions to help guide your monitoring process when subawarding federal funds. ... CONTINUE READING