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Welcome to the Department of Audit

The Department of Audit's primary responsibility is to audit the financial statements of the State of Maine and expenditures of federal programs. We conduct our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform our audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

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Location:
187-189 State Street
Augusta, Maine 04333

Mailing Address:
66 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0066		 Phone:
207-624-6250

Fax:
207-624-6273

Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Monday through Friday

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Fraud Hotline

Hotline Maine State Auditor’s Fraud Hotline - View Fraud Reports

You can help improve efficiency and eliminate waste in State government by reporting incidents of suspected fraud, waste, inefficiency or abuse to me, the Maine State Auditor. Please give me the important details. I have developed a web-based report form for your use. Submit it on-line any time; print and mail or fax it; or call us, M-F, 8 to 4.   Maine law allows us to keep your identity confidential. 

Thanks,

Pola Buckley, Maine State Auditor

Single Audit FY2012 Summary - DOWNLOAD the PDF version.

Single Audit FY2011 Summary - DOWNLOAD the PDF version.

Maine State Auditor’s Presentation to the Maine Municipal Tax Collectors’ & Treasurers' Association 2009 Annual Conference, May 7, 2009 - DOWNLOAD the Powerpoint presentation

Quality Control Reviews of the Department of Audit

2010 Peer Review - DOWNLOAD the peer review letter.

A favorable opinion was transmitted to the State Auditor's Office in an October 21, 2010 letter. The peer review is mandated by Government Auditing Standards created by the Comptroller General of the United States through the Government Accountability Office. The review occurs once every three years.

2007 Peer Review - DOWNLOAD the peer review letter.

The State of Maine Department of Audit received the highest possible opinion during its recently completed peer review. The favorable opinion was transmitted to the State Auditor's Office in an October 18, 2007 letter.

2007 National Single Audit Sampling Project - DOWNLOAD the full report.

The State of Maine Department of Audit was also included in the National Single Audit Sampling Project, which conducted quality control reviews of 208 audit entities. The Maine Department of Audit was included in Stratum I (Audits of entities expending greater than $50 million in federal awards). Of the 96 entities reviewed in Stratum I, the Department of Audit was 1 of the 8 government audit entities all which had acceptable audits. Of the 87 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) entities in Stratum I, 23 (or 26%) had unacceptable audits.

Model Chart of Accounts for Municipal and County Governments - DOWNLOAD

We are required by the 2007 Private and Special Laws of the 123rd Legislature, Chapter 3 to make the model chart of accounts available via the Department of Audit's web site. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.


You may send questions or comments to: webmaster.audit@maine.gov

Last updated May 6, 2013