Be Audit Smart
Be Audit $mart In The News
Our department uses performance audits to gauge whether government programs are operating properly. Our Be Audit $mart initiative works to break down these audits so Pennsylvanians can understand where their tax dollars are going and how they’re being spent.
Take a look at some of our recent audits:
Be Audit Smart Guides
We recently launched a new tool to help Pennsylvanians navigate our Performance Audits. Our Be Audit Smart Guides provide a comprehensive summary of the audit, a fact sheet that features answers to common questions, quick access to the audit’s associated news release and other media materials, and more.
Explore a Be Audit Smart Guide by selecting an audit title below:
Events & Recognition
Education Session Held for Volunteer Fire Relief Associations in Bradford County
We partnered with State Rep. Tina Pickett on an information session for Volunteer Fire Relief Associations (VFRAs) in Bradford County to help them effectively and efficiently manage the state funds they receive. Every VFRA in attendance left with a copy of the department’s Management Guidelines for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations. This is the sixth education event the Auditor General hosted. We’ve previously hosted events in Dauphin County in partnership with State Sen. Patty Kim; Bucks County with State Sen. Frank Farry; Allegheny County with State Sen. Devlin Robinson; Luzerne County with State Rep. Brenda Pugh; and Delaware County with Rep. Lisa Borowski. More events will be held across the state in September, October and November.
Interested in learning more about or hosting an education session?
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Lower Swatara Township Recognized for Having Well-Funded Municipal Pension Plans
We recently recognized Lower Swatara Township for having well-funded municipal pension plans, which ensures their employees have the benefits they deserve and lightens the financial burden on taxpaying citizens in the community. In the most recent audit of the Lower Swatara Township’s Non-Uniformed Pension Plan and the Lower Swatara’s Police Pension Plan, auditors found that the township’s pension plans are well-funded, comply with all laws and regulations, and that they have corrected any prior findings from previous audits.
Interested in being recognized, or want to nominate a deserving entity?
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Read Our Recent Audits
Our department prepares and releases thousands of audits each year. Here are the most recent audits we’ve posted on our website:
Auditing 101
Our Audits
Department of the Auditor General audits confirm the accuracy of information reported to the state. Our audits identify ways to improve how government programs operate, and ensure money is being spent the way it’s supposed to be.
We conduct four types of audits:
- Attestation Engagements: Provide users of financial or nonfinancial information with assurance to the reliability of the related subject matter or assertion, which includes examinations, reviews, or agreed-upon procedures (compliance) audits
- Compliance Audits: which determine whether auditees are complying with law.
- Financial Audits: Help ensure the reliability of financial information on which much of the state government operates.
- Performance Audits: Gauge whether or not government programs and activities are meeting stated goals and objectives, and if tax dollars are being spent efficiently and effectively.
Our Audit Bureaus
Our growing team of around 300 auditors work in the Bureau of County Audits, Bureau of Fire Relief Audits, Bureau of Information Technology (IT) Audits, Bureau of Municipal Pension & Liquor Control Audits, Bureau of Performance Audits, and the Bureau of State & Federal Audits.
Learn About Our Audit BureausAnswers to FAQs
Have questions about what we audit, the parts of an audit, and more? We have answers!
Read Answers to Common Questions