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County auditors issue clean opinion but flag two material weaknesses and multiple compliance findings
Summary
UHY auditors told the Essex County Board of Supervisors on April 14 that the FY2025 financial statements received a clean, unmodified opinion, but the report cited two material weaknesses in financial reporting and eight APA compliance findings; auditors said management corrected prior-year weaknesses and recommended follow-up testing.
At the April 14 work session, external auditors from UHY presented Essex Countys fiscal 2025 financial-statement audit and issued a clean, unmodified opinion that the countys financial statements are materially presented under generally accepted accounting principles.
Jason Ostrowski, managing director at UHY, opened the presentation by saying, "happy to report a clean, unmodified opinion" on the financial statements and highlighted the audit reports front-page emphasis of a matter related to compensated absences.
The emphasis of the matter reflects recently implemented Governmental Accounting Standards Board guidance that requires recognition of certain accrued sick-leave liabilities on government-wide statements. Ostrowski described the change as a "minor nuance" that…
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