Challenges for NFP audits

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jan/not-for-profit-auditing-new-challenges-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.html

Audit guides for tax exempt orgranizations

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/audit-technique-guides-atgs-for-exempt-organizations

GAO proposes revised audit standards

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2017/apr/gao-proposes-revising-government-auditing-standards-201716411.html
http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/683933.pdf

U.S. Department of Defense audit issues

Fierce government reports the concerns around next year's efforts for audit by department of defense. For that article see http://www.fiercegovernment.com/story/hale-dod-wont-produce-full-auditable-financial-statement-sept-30/2014-05-14?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal For a link to actual hearings, statements and testimony, see http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/improving-financial-management-at-the-department-of-defense

USDA paying farmers after death

The results of a recent GAO report that indicates subsidies being paid more than a year after death. http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-usda-dead-people-20130729,0,3034245.post
Here is a link to the GAO report on improper payments by the USDA.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/655649.pdf

U.S. government 2012 audit

indicates another year without a clean audit opinion.  

http://www.fiercegovernment.com/story/federal-fiscal-house-not-order/2013-01-22?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal


http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/01/government-again-fails-get-its-financial-books-order/60744/

Fake audit - New Mexico Finance Authority

Did anybody notice the absence of the auditors?  http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2687502.shtml?cat=516

A signed audit report but no audit work was done.   Missing comptroller.  Lots of questions, not presently many answers

City Auditor in Pennsylvania required to be a CPA

by vote this was approved by citizens.  http://accounting.smartpros.com/x73722.xml

Public Sector Supplemental Guidance for auditing

is available to members of IIA http://www.theiia.org/guidance/standards-and-guidance/non-ippf-supported-material/   Several different publications

Governmental Audit Quality Center

This is a firm membership site but it has resources also available that do not require membership.
http://gaqc.aicpa.org/