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the financiai statements. No new accounting policies were adopted and the application of existing policies <br />was not changed during the year ended August 31, 2008. We noted no transactions entered into by the <br />Council during the year for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or consensus. There are no <br />significant transactions that have been recognized in the financiai statements in a different period than when <br />the transaction occurred. <br />Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are <br />based on managemenYs knowledge and experience about past and current events and assumptions about <br />future events. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the <br />financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ significantly <br />from those expected. There were no key significant estimates affecting the financial statements. <br />Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit <br />We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management in pertorming and completing our <br />audit. . <br />Corrected and Uncorrected Missfatements <br />Professional standards require us to accumulate all known and likely misstatements identified during the <br />audit, otherthan those that are trivial, and communicate them to the appropriate level of management. The <br />attached schedule summarizes uncorrected misstatements of the financial statements. Management has <br />determined that their effects are immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the financial <br />statements taken as a whole. In addition, none of the misstatements detected as a result of audit <br />procedures and corrected by management were material, either individually or in the aggregate, to the <br />financial statements taken as a whole. <br />Disagreements with Management <br />For purposes of this letter, professionaf standards define a disagreement with management as a financial <br />accounting, reporting, or auditing matter, whetheror not resolved to our satisfaction, that could be significant <br />to the financial statements or the auditors' report. We are pleased to report that n,o such disagreements <br />arose during the course of our audit. <br />Management Representations <br />We have requested certain representations from management that are included in the management <br />representation letter dated December 30, 2008. <br />Consultations with Other Independent Accountants <br />In some cases, management may decide to consult with other accountants about auditing and accounting <br />matters, similar to obtaining a"second opinion" on certain situations. If a consultation involves application <br />of an accounting principle to the Council's financial statements or a determination of the type of auditors' <br />opinion that may be expressed on those statements, our professional standards require the consulting <br />accountant to check with us to determine that the consultant has all the relevant facts. To our knowledge, <br />there were no such consultations with other accountants. <br />Other Audit Findings or /ssues <br />We generally discuss a variety of matters, including the application of accounting principles and auditing <br />standards, with management each year prior to retention as East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug <br />Abuse's auditors. However, these discussions occurred in the normal course ofour professional relationship <br />2 <br />. 000083 <br />