HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3A - PresentationCity of Palm Springs
AU -C 260 Communication With
Those Charged With Governance
For the Year Ended June 30, 2023
March 14, 2024
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CONTENTS
•Scope of Work
•Required Communications (AU-C 260)
•Audit Results
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SCOPE OF WORK
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SCOPE OF WORK
•City’s Financial Statement Audit
•Public Financing Authority Financial Statement Audit
•Passenger Facility Charge Program Compliance Audit
•Housing Successor Compliance Audit
•Measure J Compliance Audit
•Agreed-Upon Procedures on Measure D
•Agreed-upon Procedures on Appropriation Limit Schedules
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Required Communications (AU-C 260)
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•Our Responsibilities in Accordance with Professional Standards
•Form and express an opinion about whether the financial statements that have been prepared by management with your oversight are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
•Plan and perform the audit to obtain “reasonable” assurance (not “absolute” assurance) about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatements
•Consider internal control over financial reporting. Such considerations were solely for the purpose of determining our audit procedures and not to provide any assurance concerning such internal control
•Conclude there are no conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the City’s ability to continues as a going concern.
•Communicate with those charged with governance
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Required Communications (AU-C 260)
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Required Communications (AU-C 260)
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•Ethics and Independence
•Complied with ALL relevant ethical requirements regarding independence
•Significant Accounting Policies
•The City of Palm Springs disclosed all significant accounting policies in Note 1 to the
financial statements.
•Implementation of GASB 96 –Subscription Based Information Technology Arrangements
•Significant Estimates
•Investment Fair Value
•Depreciation and amortization on Capital Assets
•Net Pension Liability
•Net OPEB Liability
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Required Communications (AU-C 260)
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•Sensitive Disclosures
•Note 1 –Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
•Note 9 –Claims and Judgments
•Note 10 –Defined Benefits Pension Plan
•Note 11 –Other Postemployment Benefits (“OPEB”)
•Misstatements
•There were no uncorrected misstatements reported
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Required Communications (AU-C 260)
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•Consultation with Other Accountants
•Management informed us that, and to our knowledge, there were no consultations with
other accountants regarding auditing and other matters.
•Significant Difficulties
•We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management.
•Disagreement with Management
•We did not have any disagreement with management in terms of accounting treatments nor
audit procedures performed.
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AUDIT RESULTS
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Audit Results
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•Financial Statements
•Unmodified opinion
•Financial Statements are fairly presented in all material respects
•Significant accounting policies have been consistently applied
•Estimates are reasonable
•Disclosures are properly reflected in the financial statements
•Compliance Audits
•Unmodified opinions
•Complied with compliance requirements in all material respects
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