Each of the principles has defined criteria controls which must be met to demonstrate adherence to the principles and produce an
unqualified opinion (no significant exceptions found during the audit).
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) received an '
unqualified opinion' from the Commission on Audit (COA), as it upholds transparency, accountability and efficiency in the use of valuable taxpayers' money.
For the second year in a row, the Makati City government has gotten an '
unqualified opinion' from the Commission on Audit (COA) which examined its 2018 financial statements.
According to the local government, "unmodified opinion" or "
unqualified opinion" is the highest audit rating that an auditor can give after concluding that the financial statements of the audited entity are presented fairly and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
As part of the audit completion, Data Gumbo received an
unqualified opinion from Grant Thornton that its procedures and infrastructure meet or exceed the SOC 1 Type 1 criteria.
Such an opinion means problems singled out by the audit are pervasive and require a great deal of changes to rectify.Other counties that have made notable progress are Isiolo and Samburu, both of which had adverse opinions in the FY2016/17 and 2015/16.Embu County has received an adverse opinion for four consecutive financial years, in 2017/18, 2016/17, 2015/16 and 2014/15.PROPER USEMeru, Marsabit and Mandera got qualified opinions in the 2017/18 report, after scoring an adverse opinion in 2015/16, 2014/15, and disclaimers in 2013/14.Only Nyandarua and Makueni got an
unqualified opinion, the first since the advent of devolution, showing that all the money was accounted for with the proper documentation provided.
On Wednesday, almost two months later, EY has finally been able to give Middlesbrough Council an
unqualified opinion having found no issues in the new information.
The report was audited in spring 2018 by Lauterbach and Amen, LLP, receiving an
unqualified opinion, which is the highest opinion that can be received.
If Grant Thornton does issue an
unqualified opinion, it would mean that the auditor believes CWAC's financial statements are clean.
While COA's observations on the CTS-REM conversion was widely reported, it was largely ignored that state auditors gave Pag-IBIG another
unqualified opinion which is the best opinion that a government agency or corporation can get from COA.
<br />The high court held that the officer was essentially allowed "to give an
unqualified opinion on the ultimate issue of whether the defendant had been acting in self-defense when he shot and killed the victim." <br />Ellis made it clearor ought to have made it clearthat an expert's testimony should not exceed the scope of his or her expertise.
