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This Operating Procedure contains guidelines for conduct of the DCC
annual financial audit. Reference DCC Operating Procedures for DCC
Accounting and DCC Budget, OPOO1F and OPOO3F.
BACKGROUND: DCC BY-LAWS ARTICLE II, Section 2 states: At the December
General Meeting, each year the President shall appoint a senior member who
is not a member of the Board of Directors to chair a three person committee to
audit the books and accounts of the Club; such committee shall report to the
Board at the March General Meeting.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the annual audit shall be to obtain reasonable
assurance that DCC financial records are free from material misstatement, to
assess the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the
Club management, and to evaluate the overall financial statement The Audit
Committee shall recognize that DCC accounting procedures are for primary
recording and summarizing cash receipts and disbursements of the Club by
other than professional accountants and are not intended to conform with
formal accounting procedures or principles.
APPROACH: The Audit Committee shall inspect random transaction samples to
assess compliance with DCC Operating Procedures for accounting The final
Receipts and Disbursements (R&D) Report for the audit period shall be
reviewed as the Club financial statement and compared with the final R&D
Report for the preceding audit period. The Audit Committee Report shall
contain statements summarizing opinions based on these inspections and
reviews.
RECORDS AND FINANCIAL DATA: For the audit period, the DCC Treasurer shall
make the following items available to the Audit Committee.
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Monthly Statements for all Bank accounts
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Check registers for all checking accounts
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Invoices for all disbursements
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Itemized Deposit records for cash Receipts
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R&D Reports including the final R&D report for the preceding audit period
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The Transaction Journal with postings to Classified accounts
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The Annual Budget
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