Municipalities

Local government leaders are increasingly challenged to fund additional local services despite working with diminishing resources. Shrinking budgets resulting from state and federal budget cuts and recent tax reform changes require careful planning. At times you need help with managing fiscal responsibilities and ensuring that you are in full compliance with the complex regulations.

Meeting the Financial Needs of Local Government

For more than 65 years, Lumsden McCormick has provided accounting and consulting expertise to more than 100 government-related entities, including counties, cities, towns, and villages. Our dedicated government service team can help with your financial reporting, accounting, and auditing needs. We will also work collaboratively to fine-tune budget allocation and find ways to better meet the needs of the community you serve.

Our hands-on professionals have extensive experience in providing Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) to municipalities when necessary. We review financial statements, facilitate risk assessment, and ensure you are in full regulatory compliance. What sets us apart is how immersed our professionals are in the public sector. We attend national and statewide governmental conferences that keep us sharply focused on issues important to you.  

Additionally, our affiliation with the BDO Alliance USA means we can tap into additional resources and thought leadership that will help you meet your goals.

Training and Expertise

As required by our membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Government Audit Quality Center and U.S. Government Auditing Standards, our government audit CPAs receive a higher level of government-specific continuing education. Based on our knowledge of New York State’s Public Authorities Accountability Act (PAAA), we are well-positioned to offer insights and expertise in how to maintain compliance with its complex accounting and reporting requirements.

Audit and Assurance Services

• Audits, reviews, and compilations of financial statements
• Accounting systems, policies, and procedures
• Employee benefit plans
• Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database Report
• Forecasts and projections
• Internal audits
• Operations and internal control audits
• Report on compliance with Section 2925 (3) (f) of the New York Public Authorities Law
• Single audits in accordance with Uniform Guidance and Yellow Book audits
• Single Audit Data Collection Form (SF-SAC)

Tax Services

• Form 1099 series filings
• Property tax cap requirements
• Sales tax reporting and compliance

Consulting Services

• Forensic accounting and investigations
• General ledger consulting
• Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS)
• Risk management

Firm Resources

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • AICPA Government Audit Quality Center
  • AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center
• Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
• BDO Alliance USA
• Government Finance Officers’ Association (GFOA)
• New York State Association of Counties
• NYS Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
  • Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee
  • Public School Accounting Committee
  • Not-for-Profit Organizations Committee, State and Local Chapters
• Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

For more information about our accounting and consulting services for municipalities, contact Sara Dayton or complete the information below.