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Annex B

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Hon. (Name)
Title (Municipal/City Mayor, Provincial Governor)
Local Government Unit

Qualified Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of (LGU), which comprise the statement of financial position as at
December 31, 20XI, and the statement of financial performance, statement of changes in net assets/equity,
statement of cash flows and statement of comparison of budget and actual amounts for the year then ended, and
notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis of Qualified Opinion section of our report,
the accompanying financial statements present fairly in all material respects, the financial position of the (LGU) as
at December 31, 20XX, and its financial performance , its cash flows, and its statement of comparison of budget
and actual amounts for the year then ended in accordance with Philippine Public Sector Accounting Standards (PPSAS).

Basis for Qualified Opinion

The LGU’s inventories are carried in the statement of financial position at xxx. Management has not stated the
inventories at the lower of cost and net realizable value but has stated them solely at cost, which constitutes a
departure from PPSASs. The LGU’s records indicate that, had management stated the inventories at the lower of
cost and net realizable value, an amount of xxx would have been required to write the inventories down to their net
realizable value. Accordingly, cost of sales would have been increased by xxx, and the net income would have been
reduced by xxx, respectively.

We conduct our audit in accordance with International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs). Our
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the agency in accordance with the ethical
requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Except for the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section, we have determined that there are no
other key audit matters to communicate in our report.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance
with Philippine Public Sector Accounting Standards, and for such internal control as management determines is
necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the LGUs financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with
ISSAIs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and
are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

COMMISSION ON AUDIT

By:

Authorized Signatory

Date

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