A REPORT TO THE MONTANA LEGISlaTURE FINANCIal AUDIT Montana State University For the Two Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2019 FEBRUarY 2020 LEGISlaTIVE AUDIT DIVISION 19-11A Financial Audits Legislative Audit Committee Financial audits are conducted by the Legislative Audit Division to determine if the financial statements included in this report Representatives are presented fairly and the agency has complied with laws and Kim Abbott regulations having a direct and material effect on the financial
[email protected] statements. In performing the audit work, the audit staff uses Dan Bartel standards set forth by the American Institute of Certified Public
[email protected] Accountants and the United States Government Accountability Tom Burnett Office. Financial audit staff members hold degrees with an
[email protected] emphasis in accounting and many staff members hold Certified Denise Hayman, Vice Chair Public Accountant (CPA) certificates.
[email protected] Emma Kerr-Carpenter The Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and the Uniform
[email protected] Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Matt Regier Requirements for Federal Awards require the auditor to issue
[email protected] certain financial, internal control, and compliance reports in Senators addition to those reports required by Government Auditing Dee Brown, Chair Standards. This individual agency audit report is not intended
[email protected] to comply with these reporting requirements and is therefore Jason Ellsworth not intended for distribution to federal grantor agencies. The
[email protected] Legislative Audit Division issues a statewide biennial Single Audit John Esp Report which complies with the above reporting requirements.