Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-212A
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Audits of government entities
Official statutory text
A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, all government
entities, as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,
shall have an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America and Government
Auditing Standards. Copies of any audit, performance audit, agreed-
upon-procedures report, or other attestation engagement report
produced by a person other than the State Auditor shall be filed
with the State Auditor and Inspector by that person. The expense of
the audit shall be paid by the government entity. For fiscal years
ending after December 31, 1995, all government entities receiving
public funds that are included in the reporting entity of the State
of Oklahoma shall file a copy of the audit required by this
paragraph with the Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services no later than four (4) months after the end of
the fiscal year of the government entity. For purposes of this
paragraph, the reporting entity of the State of Oklahoma includes
all government entities included in the State of Oklahoma
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The government entities
included in the State of Oklahoma reporting entity shall be
determined by the Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services using criteria set by the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board.
2. Any public accountant or certified public accountant filing
an audit, performance audit, agreed-upon-procedures report or other
attestation engagement report with the State Auditor and Inspector
pursuant to this section shall be required to pay a filing fee of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the purposes of processing such
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 377
reports and ensuring compliance with the provisions of this section.
Such payments shall be deposited in the State Auditor and Inspector
Revolving Fund, created pursuant to Section 227.9 of this title.
B. All registrants, as defined in the Oklahoma Accountancy Act,
before entering into audit contracts required under this section,
shall satisfy the Oklahoma Accountancy Board and the State Auditor
and Inspector that such registrant meets Government Auditing
Standards and has a current permit to practice issued by the
Oklahoma Accountancy Board.
The State Auditor and Inspector shall receive annual reports
from the Oklahoma Accountancy Board of all registrants meeting the
requirements of this subsection. The Oklahoma Accountancy Board
shall provide changes and updates to the annual report to the State
Auditor and Inspector upon request.
C. Schedules of federal awards expended will be in a form
consistent with the guidance in the most recent audit guide for
state and local governments prepared by "The American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants". State agencies or other pass-through
grantors of federal awards expended will not place reporting
requirements on a grantee or subrecipients in addition to the
required federal compliance reports and schedules of federal awards
expended, without approval of the State Auditor and Inspector.
D. All governmental entities shall report grant funds received,
administered or used by the entity and all grant funds under the
direct or indirect control of the governmental entity or any of its
employees in their employment capacity. A copy of the report shall
be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector and the Director of
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services within four (4)
months after the end of the fiscal year of the governmental entity.
The State Auditor and Inspector may audit any funds reported. The
cost of the audit shall be paid by the governmental entity unless
the grant provides for the cost of audits from grant funds.
entities, as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,
shall have an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America and Government
Auditing Standards. Copies of any audit, performance audit, agreed-
upon-procedures report, or other attestation engagement report
produced by a person other than the State Auditor shall be filed
with the State Auditor and Inspector by that person. The expense of
the audit shall be paid by the government entity. For fiscal years
ending after December 31, 1995, all government entities receiving
public funds that are included in the reporting entity of the State
of Oklahoma shall file a copy of the audit required by this
paragraph with the Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services no later than four (4) months after the end of
the fiscal year of the government entity. For purposes of this
paragraph, the reporting entity of the State of Oklahoma includes
all government entities included in the State of Oklahoma
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The government entities
included in the State of Oklahoma reporting entity shall be
determined by the Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services using criteria set by the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board.
2. Any public accountant or certified public accountant filing
an audit, performance audit, agreed-upon-procedures report or other
attestation engagement report with the State Auditor and Inspector
pursuant to this section shall be required to pay a filing fee of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the purposes of processing such
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 377
reports and ensuring compliance with the provisions of this section.
Such payments shall be deposited in the State Auditor and Inspector
Revolving Fund, created pursuant to Section 227.9 of this title.
B. All registrants, as defined in the Oklahoma Accountancy Act,
before entering into audit contracts required under this section,
shall satisfy the Oklahoma Accountancy Board and the State Auditor
and Inspector that such registrant meets Government Auditing
Standards and has a current permit to practice issued by the
Oklahoma Accountancy Board.
The State Auditor and Inspector shall receive annual reports
from the Oklahoma Accountancy Board of all registrants meeting the
requirements of this subsection. The Oklahoma Accountancy Board
shall provide changes and updates to the annual report to the State
Auditor and Inspector upon request.
C. Schedules of federal awards expended will be in a form
consistent with the guidance in the most recent audit guide for
state and local governments prepared by "The American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants". State agencies or other pass-through
grantors of federal awards expended will not place reporting
requirements on a grantee or subrecipients in addition to the
required federal compliance reports and schedules of federal awards
expended, without approval of the State Auditor and Inspector.
D. All governmental entities shall report grant funds received,
administered or used by the entity and all grant funds under the
direct or indirect control of the governmental entity or any of its
employees in their employment capacity. A copy of the report shall
be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector and the Director of
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services within four (4)
months after the end of the fiscal year of the governmental entity.
The State Auditor and Inspector may audit any funds reported. The
cost of the audit shall be paid by the governmental entity unless
the grant provides for the cost of audits from grant funds.
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