Auditors give St. Croix County a clean opinion; raise two recurring internal control issues

Aug 12, 2026

CliftonLarsonAllen told the county it will issue an unmodified ("clean") opinion on the 2025 financial statements, highlighted a new $1.8M lease receivable and two recurring internal control findings (material audit adjustments and limited segregation of duties). The firm reported no federal single-audit compliance findings.

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Jonathan Sherwood, principal with CliftonLarsonAllen, told the Administration Committee that the firm will "issue... what's known as an unmodified or a clean opinion" on the county's 2025 financial statements and single audit, the highest level of assurance auditors can provide.

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