#Office of the County Auditor
Auditor releases findings of County of Maui Fraud Risk Assessment, identifies gaps
The Office of the County Auditor transmitted a County of Maui Fraud Risk Assessment to the County Council and Mayor on Wednesday. The Assessment was prepared by Spire Hawaii LLP, an independent contractor of the Office of the County Auditor.
County Auditor: Department of Finance was ill-prepared to begin collecting millions in TAT payments
Maui County’s Department of Finance was under-staffed and ill-prepared to collect transient accommodations tax money beginning in November 2021 when a state law allowing the county to tap millions of visitor-generated revenue went into effect, according to a report by the Office of the County Auditor.
