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City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota <br />Management Report <br />Other Matters <br />• The campaign waged by our international association (HLB International) to create <br />greater awareness globally with respect to fraud issues. <br />• The issuance of Statement of Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 82 - Consideration of <br />Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit, which as expanded the auditor's responsibility <br />with respect to potential fraud within organizations. <br />While an auditor has always been responsible for reporting any suspected fraud, it has not <br />been a specific requirement of audit procedures to assess the risk of fraud. SAS No. 82 has <br />changed this. It is important to understand, however, that the existence of fraud may often not be <br />detected by existing or even expanded audit procedures within many organizations. Fraud by its <br />nature is often undetectable by normal financial statement audit procedures. <br />The new SAS requires the auditor to "specifically assess the risk of' misstatement due to <br />fraud and provides categories of fraud risk factors that should be considered in the auditor's <br />assessment. Fraud is often very difficult to detect because, to some degree, certain forms of <br />fraud become accepted by the culture created within the working environment. Additionally, <br />material instances may involve more than one participant (collusion) which further complicates <br />its detection. <br />Some common examples of fraud which many cities may be exposed to include: <br />• Personal use of assets <br />• Personal use of supplies <br />• Use of City facilities without paying market rate. (For instance, a recreation department <br />employee who allows acquaintances to use facilities at reduced or no charge.) <br />It is important to understand that we are not suggesting that fraud is occurring at the City of <br />Lino Lakes. This management report comment is directed to virtually all of our clients to assist <br />Page 66 <br />