The State Audit Institution (SAI) gave a positive opinion on the financial report of the Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA) for 2024, but also a qualified opinion on the regularity of operations due to irregularities in the application of the law on financing of political entities, accounting and taxes.
As stated in the SAI statement, they audited the Annual Consolidated Financial Report of the Democratic Union of Albanians for 2024.
"The competent board of the SAI, which managed the audit in question, consisting of: Senate member Vesna Mihailović, head of the Board and member of the Senate, SAI President Siniša Čađenović - member of the Board, expressed a positive opinion on the Annual Consolidated Financial Statement and a qualified opinion on the regularity of the operations of the Democratic Union of Albanians for 2024," the statement states.
According to them, through the financial audit of the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements, the competent Board of the SAI gained reasonable assurance that they were prepared and presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.
"The audit of the regularity of the operations of the Democratic Union of Albanians identified non-compliances with the audit criteria that are materially significant, but not pervasive. The non-compliances relate to the inconsistent application of the Law on Financing Political Entities and Election Campaigns, the Law on Accounting, the Law on Personal Income Tax, the Law on Employment Mediation and Unemployment Rights, the Rulebook on the Method and Deadlines for Conducting an Inventory of Assets and Liabilities of Legal Entities, the Rulebook on the Classification of Fixed Assets by Groups and Methods for Determining Depreciation," it states.
In relation to the thirteen issued recommendations, the Democratic Union of Albanians, as the audit subject, is obliged to develop and submit to the SAI an Action Plan for the implementation of the recommendations by March 11, 2026, and a Report on the implementation of the recommendations from the Audit Report by August 11, 2026.
"In accordance with the Protocol on Cooperation between the Anti-Corruption Agency and the State Audit Institution, the Final Audit Report on the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements of the Democratic Union of Albanians for 2024 has been submitted to the Anti-Corruption Agency for information," the statement concludes.
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