The proposed engagement letter laid out the audit fees as $82,000 for the financial statement audit, plus $8,000 for a Single Audit of the county's first major federal program and $5,000 for each additional major program if required.
Habersham County considers 2026 audit engagement with Rushton & Company
The county board has been asked to approve a new outside firm to conduct its required annual financial audit.
No next step has been documented.
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What this means now
The story
The Habersham County Board of Commissioners placed a proposal to engage Rushton & Company for the 2026 audit on its June 15, 2026 meeting agenda, listed as "Consider/Approve 2026 Audit Engagement with Rushton & Company."
An executive summary prepared for that meeting recommended engaging Rushton & Company for the 2026 audit, citing a total figure of $95,000.
The proposed engagement letter laid out the audit fees as $82,000 for the financial statement audit, plus $8,000 for a Single Audit of the county's first major federal program and $5,000 for each additional major program if required.
What happened
How this issue got here
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Appeared on agendaproposed2026 Audit Engagement with Rushton & Company
Consider/Approve 2026 Audit Engagement with Rushton & Company
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2026 Audit Engagement with Rushton & Company
Consider/Approve 2026 Audit Engagement with Rushton & Company
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 audit engagement letter with Rushton, LLC (financial statement audit and Single Audit)
$82,000 for the financial statement audit, $8,000 for the Single Audit (if required) for the first
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2026 audit engagement letter with Rushton, LLC (financial statement audit and Single Audit)
$82,000 for the financial statement audit, $8,000 for the Single Audit (if required) for the first
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 audit engagement with Rushton & Company
Recommend engaging Rushton & Company for the 2026 Audit.
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2026 audit engagement with Rushton & Company
Recommend engaging Rushton & Company for the 2026 Audit.
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