The General Accounting Office (GAO) has worked with the Auditor General’s Office regarding the FY 2019 Single Audit and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) deadlines. Please refer to the dates listed below and plan accordingly:

July 22, 2019

• Exhibit H Federal Grants Closing Packages are due to the GAO. Closing packages can be found on the GAO website at: /financials/cafr/closing-package-information

August 30, 2019

• Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings (SSPAF) and Questioned Costs are due from agencies to the GAO and the Auditor General’s Office. Responses are required for all Federal and Financial findings found in the 2018 Single Audit report. Refer to the “CAP & SSPAF Guidance for State Agencies” document located in the Federal/Cost Accounting section of the GAO website for assistance on preparing responses.

October 11, 2019

• Draft SEFA, notes are due to the GAO and the Auditor General’s Office.

January 31, 2020

• Final audited SEFAs and accompanying notes are due from agencies to the GAO and the Auditor General’s Office.

February 28, 2020

• Draft audit findings are scheduled to be received from the Auditor General by this date. Note that state agencies are responsible for submitting copies of the audit findings to GAO within two business days in accordance with SAAM policy Topic 10 Section 17.

March 6, 2020

• Corrective Action Plans (CAP) from those agencies with FY 2019 audit findings are due no later than this date.

March 13, 2020

• Final compiled Single Audit responses are submitted to the Auditor General’s Office by GAO.

March 31, 2020

• Statewide Single Audit report submission date.

Please contact Amanda Compton at 602-542-5611 or at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.