Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, report on audit of the financial statements for the fiscal year ended 2019 June 30

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
KENNESAW, GEORGIA
REPORT ON AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019
A Member Institution of the University System of Georgia

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AUDIT SUMMARY INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS

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AUDIT SUMMARY

We have audited the basic financial statements of Kennesaw State University (University) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019, and issued our report thereon, dated December 23, 2019. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Our Independent Auditor's Report, included in the University's Annual Financial Report, is available on the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts' website at http://www.audits.ga.gov/ and at the University's website at http://www.kennesaw.edu/.
Our audit of the University found:
the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects;
no internal control findings requiring management's attention;
no instances of noncompliance or other matters required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

Summary of Opinions

Opinion Unit Business-Type Activities Discretely Presented Component Unit

Type of Opinion

Unmodified

Unmodified

(Audited by Other Auditors)

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Greg S. Griffin
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400

REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
Independent Auditor's Report
The Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Governor of Georgia Members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia Members of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
and Dr. Pamela Whitten, President Kennesaw State University
We have audited the financial statements of the business-type activities and discretely presented component unit of Kennesaw State University (University) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the University's basic financial statements and have issued our report thereon dated December 23, 2019. Our report includes a reference to other auditors who audited the financial statements of the discretely presented component unit, as described in our report on the University's financial statements. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. However, the financial statements of Kennesaw State University Foundation, Inc. were not audited in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, and accordingly, this report does not include reporting on internal control over financial reporting or instances of reportable noncompliance associated with the Kennesaw State University Foundation, Inc.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the University's internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the University's internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the University's internal control.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the University's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.

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Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the University's financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.
Purpose of this Report
The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the University's internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the University's internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
Respectfully submitted,

December 23, 2019

Greg S. Griffin State Auditor

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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Chris Cummiskey W. Allen Gudenrath Erin Hames Brbara Rivera Holmes Samuel D Holmes C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr., MD James M. Hull Rachel B. Little Laura Marsh Jose R. Perez

Neil L. Pruitt, Jr. Sarah-Elizabeth Reed Sachin Shailendra E. Scott Smith Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Ben J. Tarbutton, III Thomas Rogers Wade Don L. Waters Philip A. Wilheit, Sr.

University Officials

Dr. Pamela S. Whitten, President
Ms. Julie Peterson, Chief Business Officer Ms. Susan Dalton, Interim Controller Ms. Daphanie Cook, Assistant Controller

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