This annual edition provides accountants and other financial professionals with assistance in understanding and applying the special considerations required in a single audit. It is an indispensable resource for auditors performing Yellow Book audits. This new edition provides up-to-date information and expert guidance on single audits and Uniform Guidance compliance audit requirements, including example auditor reports for both the reporting required under Government Auditing Standards and the Uniform Guidance compliance audit.

Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision.

This report discusses the influence of the Single Audit Act of 1984 on the financial management practices of selected state and local governments and recommends ways to improve the Act's usefulness.

Fed. gov¿t. grant awards to state and local gov¿ts. and nonprofit org. have risen from $7 billion in 1960 to $500 billion in FY 2009. The auditing of fed. awards is a key accountability mechanism over the proper use of fed. funding. An audit report in June 2007 raised significant concerns about the quality of single audits and made recommend. aimed at improving the quality of those audits. This report: (1) determines whether the fed. oversight structure is adequate to monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the single audit process; (2) identify potential changes that can be made to the single audit process and relevant guidance to improve accountability for fed. grant awards; and (3) determine the current status of actions being taken to address recommend. Illus.

Discusses the influence of the Single Audit Act of 1984 on the financial practices of selected state and local governments and recommends ways to improve the Act's usefulness. Recommendations address criteria for determining entities and programs subject to single audit, content and publication of single audit reports, and impact of single audit reports. Charts and tables.

Policymakers and program managers are continually seeking ways to improve accountability in achieving an entity's mission. A key factor in improving accountability in achieving an entity's mission is to implement an effective internal control system. An effective internal control system helps an entity adapt to shifting environments, evolving demands, changing risks, and new priorities. As programs change and entities strive to improve operational processes and implement new technology, management continually evaluates its internal control system so that it is effective and updated when necessary. Section 3512 (c) and (d) of Title 31 of the United States Code (commonly known as the Federal Managers? Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA)) requires the Comptroller General to issue standards for internal control in the federal government.