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December 10,2024
To the Honorable Mayor,Members of the City Council
of the City of Lansing,and Members of the Board of
Directors of the City of Lansing Building Authority
Lansing,Michigan
We have audited the financial statements of the City of Lansing Building Authority for the year ended June 30,
2024. Professional standards require that we provide you with information about our responsibilities under
generally accepted auditing standards and Govern men tAuditing Standards,as well as certain information related
to the planned scope and timing of our audit. We have communicated such information in our letter to City
Council dated October 31,2024. Professional standards also require that we communicate to you the following
information related to our audit.
Significant Audit Findings
Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Practices
Management is responsible for the selection and use of appropriate accounting policies. The significant
accounting policies used by the City of Lansing Building Authority are described in Note 1 to the financial
statements. We noted no transactions entered into by the Authority during the year for which there is a lack of
authoritative guidance or consensus. All significant transactions have been recognized in the financial
statements in the proper period.
Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are based
on management's knowledge and experience about past and current events and assumptions about future
events. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial
statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ significantly from those
expected. The most sensitive estimate affecting the financial statements was:
Contract receivable balances are based on past experience and future estimates of contract collections.
We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop this estimate in determining that it is reasonable
in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
The financial statement disclosures are neutral,consistent,and clear.
Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit
We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management in performing and completing our audit.
Corrected and Uncorrected Misstatements
Professional standards require us to accumulate all known and likely misstatements identified during the audit,
other than those that are clearly trivial, and communicate them to the appropriate level of management.
Management has corrected all such misstatements that were detected as a result of audit procedures. The
misstatements that were corrected by management related to various year-end accrual adjustments.
Disagreements with Management
For purposes of this letter, a disagreement with management is a financial accounting, reporting, or auditing
matter,whether or not resolved to our satisfaction,that could be significant to the financial statements or the
auditor's report. We are pleased to report that no such disagreements arose during the course of our audit.
Management Representations
We have requested certain representations from management that are included in the management
representation letter dated December 10, 2024.
Management Consultations with Other Independent Accountants
In some cases, management may decide to consult with other accountants about auditing and accounting
matters, similar to obtaining a"second opinion" on certain situations. If a consultation involves application of
an accounting principle to the Building Authority's financial statements or a determination of the type of
auditor's opinion that may be expressed on those statements,our professional standards require the consulting
accountant to check with us to determine that the consultant has all the relevant facts. To our knowledge,there
were no such consultations with other accountants.
OtherAudit Findings or Issues
We generally discuss a variety of matters, including the application of accounting principles and auditing
standards,with management each year prior to retention as the Building Authority's auditors. However,these
discussions occurred in the normal course of our professional relationship and our responses were not a
condition to our retention.
Other Matters
We applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information (RSI) that supplement the
basic financial statements. Our procedures consisted of inquiries of management regarding the methods of
preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management's responses to our
inquiries,the basic financial statements,and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial
statements. We did not audit the RSI and do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the RSI.
Restriction on Use
This information is intended solely for the use of the City Council of the City of Lansing,the Board of Directors,
and management of the City of Lansing and the City of Lansing Building Authority and is not intended to be,and
should not be,used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Very truly yours,
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