Findings should include: • What should be? (criteria)
• What is? (statement of condition)
• So what? (effect)
• Why did it happen? (cause)
• What should be done? (recommendation)
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Report Writing Techniques • The NIGC Guidelines recommend that the following information be included in the internal audit report: • Audit objectives. • Audit procedures and scope. • A narrative description of the noncompliance, including the number of exceptions. • The citation of the applicable National Indian Gaming Commission Minimum Internal Control Standard, Tribal Internal Control Standard, and State Compact, as applicable, for which the instance of noncompliance was noted. • Recommendations, if applicable.
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