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Audit Objective

Determine whether the Town of New Hudson (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited and remitted real property tax collections in a timely and accurate manner.

Key Finding

Although tax collections were generally recorded and deposited accurately and in a timely manner, the Clerk did not:

• Remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) weekly, as required.

Key Recommendation

• Remit all real property tax collections, penalties and interest to the Supervisor weekly.

Town officials agreed with our recommendation and indicated that they planned to initiate corrective action.