Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports

State law requires that all general-purpose local governments publish, within six months of the close of each fiscal year, a complete set of financial statements presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a firm of licensed certified public accountants.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has a program where counties and municipalities can submit their Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for review.  If the report if found to meet all the required criteria of GAAP and applicable legal requirements, a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting will be awarded to the County.  As of the FY2020 report, White County has received this award for the last ten fiscal years.