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2 peopleCrawford & Associates have long been recognized as a leader in developing useful and practical guidance and tools for governmental accountants and auditors. In the process of developing materials for continuing education courses or conference sessions, we have designed a number of example forms, guidance charts and other useful information to make the job of the governmental accountant or auditor easier. Listed below are some useful tools available from our web site.

You will find TWO sections: the first has smaller files and the section below it has larger files. To view our files, you must be able to view word documents, pdf files, and excel files.

Section I: Use the form below to search our database of Useful Tools

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Accounting

Capital Asset Project Form

Example form for documenting capital asset construction projects.

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Accounting

Invoice Approval Form

Example form for documenting approval of invoices for payment.

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Accounting

Purchase Order Form

Example form for documenting spending or purchasing commitments.

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Accounting

Purchase Requisition Form

Example form for documenting requests for spending or purchases.

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Accounting

Court Daily Accounting Form

Example daily balancing form for municipal court clerks.

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AgreedUponProcedures

AUP Financial Schedules

Example financial schedules for use in conjunction with agreed-upon procedures engagements under HB 1670.

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AgreedUponProcedures

AUP Training Materials

Training materials and example reports for agreed-upon procedures engagements under HB 1670.

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Audit

Internal Control Concepts Position Paper

Position paper on SAS 112 internal control evaluation and reporting concepts regarding auditor-identified material misstatements.

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Audit

Internal Control Understanding - Activity Level

Example activity level documentation of internal control understanding and walkthrough for an example transaction class.

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Audit

A-133 Risk Assessment and Audit Program Form

Form that can be used to assess and respond to risks at the compliance requirement level in an A-133 audit.

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Audit

Risk Assessment and Audit Program Form

Form for use is assessing and responding to financial statement audit risks at the significant audit area level.

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Audit

Audit RFP - Budgetary Basis

Example request for proposal for audit services for budgetary-basis financial statements.

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Audit

Independence Evaluation

Example GAGAS independence assessment form for audit planning.

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Audit

Audit Sampling - Controls

Example documentation for audit sampling of controls effectiveness.

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Audit

Audit Sampling - Substantive

Example documentation for audit sampling to support substantive audit testing.

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Audit

Illustrated Risk Assessment and Audit Program Form

Illustrated example of the form to assess and respond to risk at the significant audit area level.

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Audit

Audit RFP – GAAP Basis

Example request for proposal for audit services for GAAP-basis financial statements.

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Audit

Fraud Brainstorming

Example documentation for fraud brainstorming requirement for audit planning.

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Audit

Fraud Inquiries

Example documentation for fraud inquiries requirement for audit planning.

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Budget

Resolution Adopting Municipal Budget Act

Example resolution for electing to adopt the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act.

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Budget

Resolution - Lapsing All Appropriations

Example resolution to adopt a policy of lapsing all unexpended appropriations at year end.

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Budget

Resolution - Lapsing Only Unencumbered Appropriati

Example resolution for policy of lapsing only unencumbered appropriations at year end.

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Budget

Budget Adoption Resolution – Fund-Based

Example resolution for budget adoption on a fund-based budget.

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Budget

Budget Amendment Form

Example form for use in making budget amendments.

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Budget

Budget Adoption Resolution – Purpose-Based

Example resolution for budget adoption on a purpose-based budget.

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Budget

Budget Policy

Example budget and fiscal management policies.

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Budget

Budget Status Report

Example budget status report for a fund.

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Fraud

Management Antifraud Programs and Controls

Helps management design and implement fraud prevention, deterrence and detection policies and procedures.

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Fraud

The Need for Audit Committees in Government

Role of audit committees in government and explaining why they are essential for a strong control environment

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Fraud

How to Prevent, Deter and Detect Fraud

Defines certain types of fraud and introduces basic concepts to help prevent, deter and detect fraud.

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Fraud

Auditor Fraud Assessment and Inquiry Tool, Part 1

Assists financial statement auditors in conducting fraud-related inquiries

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Fraud

Auditor Fraud Assessment and Inquiry Tool, Part 2

Assists financial statement auditors in conducting fraud-related inquiries

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Legal

Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part D

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Legal

Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part F

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part G

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part C

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part E

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part H

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Legal

Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part I

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Legal

Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part J

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Legal

Summary of State Laws

Summary of state laws applicable to municipal accounting & finance

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Legal

AG Opinion on Employee Benefits & Awards

1987 OK Attorney General opinion on the legality of payments to employees for awards and other benefits.

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Legal

Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part B

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Legal

Municipalities and Their Public Trusts - Part A

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma Law

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Legal

Ordinance on Claims Payment

Example ordinance for adopting a claims payment policy that differs from state law.

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Legal

Ordinance for Changing Fiscal Years

Example ordinance for Oklahoma municipalities interested in changing fiscal year.

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Legal

Changing Municipal Fiscal Years

Summary of information for Oklahoma municipalities interested in changing fiscal years.

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Legal

Changing Fiscal Years – AG Opinion

State Attorney General’s opinion on Oklahoma municipalities interested in changing fiscal years.

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Legal

Debt Limitation Issues

An OML document that discusses the constitutional debt limitation for Oklahoma governments and related court cases.

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Legal

Public Trust Issues - Part A

An OML document that discusses various issues related to public trusts created under Oklahoma law.

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Public Trust Issues - Part B

An OML document that discusses various issues related to public trusts created under Oklahoma law.

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Legal

Public Trust Issues - Part C

An OML document that discusses various issues related to public trusts created under Oklahoma law.

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Legal

Public Trust Issues - Part D

An OML document that discusses various issues related to public trusts created under Oklahoma law.

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Legal

Municipal Utility Issues

An OML document that discusses various issues related to establishing utility rates under Oklahoma law.

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Performeter

Example Performeter Report

Example of a municipality's Performeter report including ratios and ratings.

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Performeter

2006 Performeter Evaluations Summary

A comparison of Performeter ratios and ratings for various governments for the 2006 fiscal year.

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Policies

Government Code of Conduct

Example standards of conduct for a municipal government.

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Policies

Budget Policy

Example budget and fiscal management policies.

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Policies

Elected Officials Guide to Ethical Conduct

Example orientation guide for newly elected officials on standards of conduct.

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Policies

Segregation of Duties

Example form to establish segregation of duties over financial management and accounting.

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Policies

Purchasing and Disbursement Policies

Example ordinance to establish formal policies for purchasing, competitive bidding, and disbursing.

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Policies

Investment Policies

Example policies for managing deposit and investment risks

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Policies

Capital Assets Policies

Example capital assets management policies.

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Reports

Long-Term Debt Report

Example monthly report of long-term debt and changes therein by debt issue.

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Reports

Monthly Sales and Use Tax Report

Example monthly report of sales and use tax collections compared to prior year.

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Reports

Monthly Executive Summary Budget Report

Example monthly report for governing body on budget and financial status.

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Reports

Cash Balances Report

Example monthly report of cash balances and activity per bank account.

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Section II: BELOW FIND OUR LARGER FILES TO DOWNLOAD

Category

Title

Description

Type

File

Budget

Budget Document – By Fund

Example format for fund-based budget document

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Budget Document – By Purpose

Example format for purpose-based budget document.

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Legal

Public Trust Issues

An OML document that discusses various issues related to public trusts created under Oklahoma law.

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Municipalities and Their Public Trusts

An OML document that discusses various relationship issues between municipalities and their public trusts created under Oklahoma law.

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Reports

Budgetary Basis Financial Statements

Example budgetary basis financial statements and auditor report based on the OML Budgetary Basis of Accounting and Reporting Manual.

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