The Auditor of State's Office periodically releases Technical Bulletins to offer guidance to the government entities it serves. All bulletins since 1981 are compiled in one file, All Bulletins.pdf, for easy searching. Bulletins are occasionally updated, so some previously issued bulletins have been removed. For an explanation of the changes, see the Bulletins Spreadsheet.xlsx.
2024-005 Fraud Reporting Training
This Bulletin provides details about the requirements to report fraud, theft in office, or misuse or misappropriation of public money pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (ORC) §4113.52 as amended by Ohio Senate Bill 91 of the 135th General Assembly. In addition, ORC §117.103 was amended by Ohio House Bill 33 of the 135th General Assembly requiring the Auditor of State to develop training material detailing Ohio’s fraud-reporting system and the means of reporting fraud, waste, and abuse and required to be viewed by every employee and elected official of a political subdivision.
| Status | File | Issued |
| Active | 2024-005.pdf | June 2024 |
2024-004 State Fiscal Year 2025 Hourly Billing Rates and Allocation of Audit Costs
This bulletin is issued pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (ORC) §117.13(C)(4), which states, “The auditor of state shall determine and publish annually rates to be charged to local public offices for recovering the costs of audits of local public offices.” This bulletin supersedes Auditor of State (AOS) Bulletin 2023-003; however, the local government Audit Rates, LGS Rates, and LGS Billing Tiers remain the same.
| Status | File | Issued |
| Active | 2024-004.pdf | May 2024 |
2024-003 Payment Re-Direct and Business Email Compromise Schemes
Ohio governments are increasingly falling victim to cybercrimes in the form of payment “re-direct” and business email compromise schemes. A year ago, the Auditor of State issued an Advisory alerting Ohio governments to an increase in cybercrime and providing guidance on what to look for and how to prevent attacks. We are issuing this bulletin in response to continuing reports of cybercrime activity. This bulletin sets clear standards and expectations for Ohio governments and public employees regarding the handling of requests for payment re-directs.
| Status | File | Issued |
| Active | 2024-003.pdf | April 2024 |
2024-002 Clarifying When Governmental Entities Are Permitted to Assume Debt in the Form of Standard Installment Loans from Private Financial Institutions
The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify when governmental entities are permitted to assume debt in the form of standard installment loans from private financial institutions.
| Status | File | Issued | |
| Active | 2024-002.pdf | Jan. 2024 |
2024-001 Estimating Historical Costs of Capital Assets Using the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) bulletin is now available. Political subdivisions reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles may need this bulletin to calculate the historical cost of a capital asset.
| Status | File | Issued |
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| Active | 2024-001.pdf | Jan. 2024 |