Previous GAQC Alerts Related to HUD Engagements.
GAQC Alert #214 - February 2013 - GAQC Releases Updated Illustrative HUD Reports
GAQC Alert #210 - January 2013 - New HUD Consolidated Audit Guide Revisions
GAQC Alert #190 - March 2012 - HUD Issues Compliance Audit Waiver for Small Supervised Lenders
GAQC Alert #159 - February 2011 - New HUD Requirements for Supervised and Non-Supervised Mortgagees and Upcoming GAQC Web Event
GAQC Alert #153 - October 2010 - Available Resources to Help Improve Your Single Audit Quality
GAQC Alert #151 - September 2010 - Summary of Proposed Yellow Book Changes; and Comment Instructions
GAQC Alert #136 - January 2010
- HUD Approves and Issues Internal Control Report Illustrations with SAS No. 115 Language.
GAQC Alert #104 - February 2009 -
HUD Issues Additional Guidance on PHA Completion of the FDS and GAQC Releases Related Illustrative Auditor Reporting Guidance.
GAQC Alert #96 - December 2008 - HUD Issues Guidance on PHA Completion of the FDS and Related Auditor Reporting.
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Archived GAQC Member Web Events Specifically Relevant to HUD Audits
Listen to an Archived Web Event on What You Need to Know About the 2010 Yellow Book Exposure Draft. The purpose of this archived GAQC Web event is to provide you with information about the major changes that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is proposing to the 2007 edition of Government Auditing Standards (also known as the Yellow Book) in the Exposure Draft (ED) titled,
Government Auditing Standards 2010 Exposure Draft, and how to comment on the Yellow Book ED. The presenters focused on GAO's stated reasons for proposing changes to the auditor independence rules which is to achieve further harmonization with the AICPA's rules. They also answered many independence questions from participants during the presentation.
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Listen to an Archived Conference Call on the Multifamily Housing Chapter of the HUD Consolidated Audit Guide. This archived GAQC conference call, which is left open to both members and non-members as a public service, is intended for auditors who perform HUD multifamily housing audits. It primarily covers
Chapter 3 of the HUD Guide which was effective for audits of profit-motivated sponsors/entities with fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2008. The presenter, George Datto, highlights the major changes in the chapter and addresses member questions submitted in advance and during the live event. The presenter also explains at a very high-level
Chapter 4, HUD Multifamily Hospital Program which was also recently revised.
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Links to Illustrative Audit Reports
Updated Clarity Illustrative Reports - HUD (For periods ending after Dec. 15, 2012)
Pre-Clarity Auditing Standards Illustrative Reports (For periods ending before Dec. 15, 2012) - The GAQC provides links to the various types of
illustrative reports for HUD audits on its Web site.
Other Resources
Listing of HUD Handbooks. HUD Handbooks, Notices and other documents are available to print or view at HUDCLIPS. For the FHA Home Mortgage programs, links to the most commonly used Handbooks and Mortgagee Letters are included in the FHA Mortgagee Starter Kit. Printed handbooks can be ordered online through the Direct Distribution System or by telephone at (800) 767-7468.