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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by throwawaygh on Thursday January 27, 2022 @11:17PM (#30110662)
I would love a coherent explanation for why the mid-sized accounting firm retained by the township for annual audits would risk their reputation and jail time to abet petty corruption in a teeny tiny township.
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by amscanne on Friday January 28, 2022 @03:15AM (#30111997)
Do the CPAs actually have any fiduciary responsibilities, i.e. that the spending is prudent? My understanding is that they will attest that the books are an accurate and true accounting and they make no broader claims. The elected auditor may serve as a watchdog against actions that are against the taxpayers’ financial interests — even if CPAs and essentially policing accounting errors.
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by throwawaygh on Friday January 28, 2022 @04:10AM (#30112360)
CPAs conduct audits.

The role of an elected auditor is to audit.

If OP wants to weigh in on budgetary judgement -- aside from finding actual fraud -- he should run for supervisor.

He'll need a bit more than a couple hundred votes.

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