2008 Electronic Single Audit Submission Process

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**The Federal Audit Clearinghouse now requires online electronic
submission through the Internet Data Entry System, (IDES) for audit
reports being submitted for FY 2008 and later. Please do not submit any
Single Audit Packages for 2008 or later to the Federal Audit
Clearinghouse through the mail as they will not be accepted. Please use
the following guidance below:**

**1.** The Form SF-SAC and the Single Audit Reporting packages for
fiscal periods ending on or after January 1, 2008 must be **submitted
online**.

> 1\. Create your online report ID at
> <http://harvester.census.gov/fac/collect/ddeindex.html>
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> 2\. Complete the Form SF-SAC
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> 3\. Upload the Single Audit
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> 4\. Certify the Submission
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> 5\. Click "Submit."

 

**2.** You **cannot mail the 2008 or later Single Audit Package** to the
Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Submission of Form SF-SAC and the Single
Audit reporting package for fiscal periods ending on or after January 1,
2008 must be submitted using the Federal Audit Clearinghouse's Internet
Data Entry System at
<http://harvester.census.gov/fac/collect/ddeindex.html>

**3.** You must create a password for in the IDES in order to submit
audit packages. The following criteria must be used when creating a
password. **A.** Passwords must satisfy the following criteria.

-   Password must have at least twelve (12) non-blank characters

-   It must contain characters from each of the following four
    categories:

    -   English upper case characters (A\...Z)

    -   English lower case characters (a\...z)

    -   Base 10 digits (0\...9)

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-   Non-alphanumeric special characters (!, \$, #, %)

-   Six of the characters must only occur once in the password

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> A useful method in creating a password to meet these demands is to
> insert the special character(s) in place of letters they resemble. See
> the following examples:
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> **MYcompany2%08** **Dalla\$Cowboys#1 myFir\$tName08**

 

 

**4.** If for some reason you are unable to finish your submission, you
can go back into the system to complete it later. You will need to log
back into the report using the same password and the information main
menu checklist will help you determine what needs to be completed.

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**5.**You are required to upload your complete 2008 Single Audit
reporting package in a [single]{.underline} PDF file.

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**6.** Once uploaded the **2008 Form SF-SAC will be be certified.** The
certifying officials for the auditee and auditor will receive emails
with signature codes and a link to the website. Both auditee and auditor
certifying officials are required to enter their signature codes online
to certify the Form.

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**7. Once certified the submission will be verified.** The auditee and
auditor contacts will receive automated emails from the Federal Audit
Clearinghouse as verification of the submission.

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**8. Forms can be revised on line.** If a revision to your form is
needed, you will need to log back into the previous report ID to make
Form changes or upload new Single Audit Reporting packages.

  

**9. If your 2008 Single Audit reporting package is due on or before
September 15, 2008.** OMB has granted an extension to September 15, 2008
for the submission of reporting packages to the Clearinghouse for 2008
audits that are due on or before that date. No application to apply for
this extension is necessary. **The extension only applies to single
audits for fiscal periods ending in 2008.**

**10. You cannot re-use an online report.** A new Report ID is required
for each entity's submission for each fiscal period.

 

 **11. Single audit packages for 2002-2007 cannot be submitted online/**

The 2007 Form SF-SAC must still be created online, but the reporting
packages for fiscal periods ending in **[2002-2007 must be
mailed]{.underline}** to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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  **Submit Form SF-SAC to:\
  Federal Audit Clearinghouse\
  1201 E. 10th Street\
  Jeffersonville, IN  47132**

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  **Submit Form SF-SAC to:\
  Federal Audit Clearinghouse\
  1201 E. 10th Street\
  Jeffersonville, IN  47132**

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