Section R123-5-5 - Responsibility for Quality of Accounting Services1. The governing body of each political subdivision or governmental nonprofit corporation is responsible to ensure that the political subdivision or governmental nonprofit corporation obtains a quality review of its financial records.2. The governing body may appoint an audit committee with the responsibility of making recommendations to the governing body for selection of an auditor, ensuring that the auditor meets qualification requirements, and ensuring that the auditor complies with professional standards.3. If the governing body appoints a separate audit committee, then the governing body shall review the recommendations of the audit committee and make the selection of the auditor.4. The audit committee will report its assessment of the auditor's compliance with professional standards to the governing body.5. The auditor shall report the results of the accounting services to the governing body.6. The governing body shall respond to the specific recommendations included in the auditor's letter to management. This response shall be remitted with the audited financial statements or agreed-upon procedures report to the Office.Utah Admin. Code R123-5-5
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-22, effective 11/1/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-23, effective 11/7/2019