The North Dakota State Auditor is responsible for determining that political subdivisions meet the requirements of state law. (N.D.C.C. 54-10-14). All political subdivisions of the State of North Dakota are required to complete at least a 2-year audit (you can choose to complete audits annually) or, if you meet the conditions, complete an annual financial report.
As of October 1, 2019, we are no longer providing the annual financial report forms by mail.
As of January 2023, all political subdivisions please fill out this form and submit it with your year-end bank statement.
Please fill out and submit the electronic excel version of this form (not a scanned or PDF version) to our office. The form auto-fills the information and there are instructions on the first tab of the excel spreadsheet, please read them carefully as they will help you fill out the form.
Annual financial reports may be prepared in lieu of an audit under the following condition:
Your entity has annual receipts of less than $2 million and didn’t spend over $750,000 of mill levy/tax money in one year.
*For State boards this threshold is $200,000 including any delinquent years.
In addition to the completed annual financial report form, the following documentation is also needed:
A copy of each account’s year-end bank statement. (Example: If your year-end is June 30, submit June’s monthly bank statement for each account. If your year-end is December 31, submit December’s monthly bank statement for each account.)
A copy of each investment or bank summary of investments such as money markets, or certificates of deposits (CD’s). The bank must complete the summary.
Please send these items by email to: saoadmin@nd.gov
If you'd like our office to complete the financial report form, please include the following additional documentation:
A copy of all 12 months of each account(s) bank statement.
A copy of each balance sheet and the profit and loss sheet on the cash basis for all funds.
Please do not send QuickBooks files. Print the balance sheet and profit and loss statement on the cash basis.
Schools: Our office will complete the financial report form for any schools that submit the North Dakota School District Financial Report prepared for the Department of Public Instruction. This form no longer meets the criteria to be submitted in place of the annual financial report.
Our office will also complete the new financial report form for any old financial report forms that are submitted.
There will be an additional charge based on our hourly rate if our office completes the financial report form.
Please Note:
- Please wait for an invoice before making a payment as the fee can vary depending on the hour(s) spent on each review or submission.
- Please use paperclips instead of staples.
This page contains Microsoft Excel forms used by political subdivisions. Right-click on the link and select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" to save the form to your computer.
Questions on how to use the form can be directed to the local government division at (701) 328-2241 or email ndsao@nd.gov.
Annual Budgets - These forms get sent to the county auditor.
Component Unit Checklist - Use this checklist to determine whether an entity qualifies as a component unit of your primary government.