(65 ILCS 5/8-8-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-5)
Sec. 8-8-5. The audit shall be made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Reporting on the financial position and results of financial operations for each fund of the municipality shall be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, insofar as possible. Each audit report shall include only financial information, findings and conclusions that are adequately supported by evidence in the auditor's working papers to demonstrate or prove, when called upon, the basis for the matters reported and their correctness and reasonableness. In connection with this, each municipality shall retain the right of inspection of the auditor's working papers and shall make them available to the Comptroller, or his designee, upon request. The audit report shall consist of the professional opinion of the accountant or accountants with respect to the financial statements or, if an opinion cannot be expressed, a declaration that the accountant is unable to express such opinion and an explanation of the reasons he cannot do so. Municipal authorities shall not impose limitations on the scope of the audit to the extent that the effect of such limitations will result in the qualification of the opinion of the accountant or accountants. Each audit report filed with the Comptroller shall be accompanied by a copy of each official statement or other offering of materials prepared in connection with the issuance of indebtedness of the municipality since the filing of the last audit report.
Audits under this Division may be made upon either an accrual or cash basis of accounting depending upon the system followed by each municipality.
(Source: P.A. 87-433.)
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