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Westbury auditors issue clean opinion; district exceeds state fund‑balance limit, corrective plan filed
Summary
Auditors from EFPR issued unmodified (clean) opinions on Westbury UFSD financial statements and single audit but reported one noncompliance: the district's unrestricted fund balance was 5.33% of the next year's budget, above the 4% limit set in New York Real Property Tax Law —18; the district included a corrective action plan in the financials.
Auditors from EFPR Group presented the Westbury Union Free School District's annual audit on Oct. 22, telling the board the financial statements and federal grant compliance audit would receive unmodified ("clean") opinions while noting one statutory noncompliance.
John Costello, engagement partner at EFPR, said auditors found "no instances of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies" in financial reporting but reported one required noncompliance: under New York's Real Property Tax Law section 13-18 the district's unrestricted general-fund balance exceeded the 4% limit, at 5.33 percent. Costello…
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