Meeting Notification: Meeting of the Advisory Board to the Comptroller: Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
WHO: The Advisory Board to the Comptroller
WHAT: Meeting to review Statewide Single Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2025
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Virtually, via Zoom
Dial-in: (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 814 7853 2439
Passcode: 462990
The Advisory Board to the Comptroller (the “Board”) will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. The Board is expected to review a draft report of the Statewide Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2025, which is conducted by an external audit firm, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (CLA). The meeting is a public meeting subject to the Open Meeting Law.
The formal meeting notification is available at this link.
The Statewide Single Audit is an entity-wide audit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that includes its financial statements and the expenditures of federal awards by all state agencies (excluding institutions of higher education). The audit reviews internal controls and compliance over financial reporting and federal programs. The focus is on the use of federal funds, which must be shown to be properly spent within program rules, with accurate accounting and controls, and administered through secure systems. The flow of federal dollars to Commonwealth programs is based on meeting these requirements.
The Statewide Single Audit is conducted in accordance with the federal Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Government Auditing Standards.
About the Advisory Board to the Comptroller
The Board was created pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7A § 2.
The Board meets to provide advice and counsel to the Comptroller in the performance of his duties. The Board shall be responsible for reviewing any rules or regulations promulgated by the Comptroller prior to their implementation. The Board shall also review, prior to publication, the annual financial report of the Commonwealth, published by the Comptroller.
About the Office of the Comptroller
The Office of the Comptroller oversees the financial systems and processes of the Commonwealth, including vendor payments, spending on government programs, and the state payroll. We are responsible for statewide accounting and for financial reporting under both GASB (Government Accounting Standards Board) and federal requirements, and for providing transparency to the citizens, taxpayers, and residents of the Commonwealth. As an independent executive-level agency, we work to ensure that financial operations are compliant with state finance law and to maintain secure, controlled, and effective financial systems. We combine oversight with collaboration to partner with financial staff at more than 150 departments across state government, with state employees, and with contractors, payees, and vendors.
The powers and obligations of the Office of the Comptroller are generally dictated by M.G.L. c. 7A.
The Comptroller of the Commonwealth is William McNamara, who has served as the 20th Comptroller since February 2020.
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