AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements of the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The audit was conducted by Accuity ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY THE STATE’S NEW ELECTRONIC PAYROLL AND TIME AND LEAVE SYSTEM, accessed through the Hawai‘i Information Portal (HIP), is premised on employees’ entering time they work outside of regular hours, such as overtime, as well as requests for paid and unpaid leave. In addition, HIP features a dashboard that allows State of Hawai‘i personnel ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements of the Department of Transportation, Airports Division, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The audit was conducted by Plante ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements of the Department of Transportation, Administration Division, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, and to comply with the requirements ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Two trust accounts did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of three special funds, four trust funds, and eleven trust accounts of the Department of Budget and Finance (B&F) found two trust accounts did not meet the criteria for trust accounts and should be closed or reclassified. Section 23-12, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS), requires ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the special-purpose audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Hawai‘i Convention Center, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The special-purpose financial statements have been prepared ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY One revolving fund, one trust fund, and five trust accounts did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of seven special funds, five revolving funds, nine trust funds, and twelve trust accounts of the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) found one revolving fund, one trust fund, and five trust accounts did not meet ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY One Special Fund did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of one special fund, one revolving fund, five trust funds, and three trust accounts of the Department of Defense (DOD) found one special fund did not meet the criteria for a special fund and should be closed or reclassified. Section 23-12, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes ...
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AUDITOR’S SUMMARY Report 23-15 THIS REPORT ASSESSES eight credits and two exclusions allowable under Hawai‘i’s Income Tax laws. Section 23-91 et seq., Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS), requires the Auditor to review income tax provisions annually, on a five-year recurring cycle. Specifically, this report reviews the following tax provisions: Exclusion of intangible income of trusts with ...
Read More 23-15, Review of Income Tax Provisions Pursuant to Section 23-94, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes
This report assesses eight tax provisions, including five General Excise Tax (GET) exemptions, one Use Tax exemption, and two Use Tax exclusions. Section 23-71 et seq., Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, requires the Auditor to review different tax exemptions, exclusions, and credits annually, on a 10-year recurring cycle. We determine that one Use Tax exclusion and three GET exemptions are meeting their stated or inferred purposes, and that one GET exemption no longer meets its purpose. With respect to two GET exemptions and one Use Tax exemption, we are unable to determine whether they achieve their purposes. As we explain in the report, making conclusions as to whether purposes are being met is challenging when amounts claimed are not tracked or where no purpose achievement benchmarks or metrics are statutorily set forth.