Governmental Update (PPC)

GOVERNMENTAL UPDATE: Implementing Guidance on Uniform Guidance Revisions

Background The Council on Federal Financial Assistance (COFFA) was established in August 2023 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Memorandum M-23-19. The OMB’s intent was to create an interagency forum to improve coordination, transparency, and accountability in the oversight and management of federal funding. Aligning with that purpose, the COFFA maintains …

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Business Technology

How the New Risk Assessment Standards Affect Information Technology

In the last two editions of this newsletter, we published a two-part article on how SAS No. 145, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement, will affect governmental audits. This article examines in more detail the new information technology (IT) requirements that will affect governmental audits. Auditors will begin applying …

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New Risk Assessment Standards in Governmental Audits—Part I

Auditors will begin applying the new risk assessment standards in audits of 2023 calendar year-end governmental clients, periods ending on or after December 15, 2023. SAS No. 145, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement, provides the new guidance. So, how does SAS No. 145 change your audit processes? We …

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Audit Report

Proposed Changes to Single Audits

On October 5, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which includes 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200 (Uniform Guidance). The proposed revision reflects comments received from Federal agencies and those received in response to the OMB Notice of Request for Information that was published in …

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AICPA Q&A Guidance on Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations

The AICPA’s Professional Ethics Executive Committee adopted two new interpretations of the “Integrity and Objectivity Rule” (ET 1.100.001 and ET 2.100.001) of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct in 2022—one directed to members in public practice and the other applicable to members in business. The two interpretations of the same name, “Responding to Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations” (ET …

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