TABLE OF CONTENTS - Michigan Office of the Auditor General

1 AUDIT REPORTTHOMAS H. MCTAVISH, GENERALMICHIGANOFFICE OF THE Auditor GENERALMICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND271-0401-14 FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE(A Discretely Presented Component Unit of the State of Michigan )Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2013 The Auditor General shall conduct post audits of financialtransactions and accounts of the state and of all branches,departments, offices, boards, commissions, agencies,authorities and institutions of the state established by thisconstitution or by law, and performance post audits thereof.

2 Article IV, Section 53 of the Michigan ConstitutionAudit report information can be accessed at: Michigan Office of the Auditor General REPORT SUMMARY Financial Audit Report Number: Michigan Strategic Fund (A Discretely Presented Component Unit of the State of Michigan ) 271-0401-14 Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2013 Released: February 2014 A financial audit determines if the financial statements are fairly presented; considers internal control over financial reporting; and determines compliance with requirements material to the financial statements.

3 This financial audit of the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) was conducted as part of the constitutional responsibility of the Office of the Auditor General . Financial Statements: Auditor 's Report Issued We issued unmodified opinions on MSF's basic financial statements. ~~~~~~~~~~ Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we will also issue a report on our consideration of MSF's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters.

4 ~~~~~~~~~~ Background: Act 270, 1984, created MSF. Executive order No. 1999-1, effective April 5, 1999, transferred MSF to the Department of Management and Budget as an autonomous agency, governed by a Board of Directors. Executive order No. 2003-18, effective December 7, 2003, transferred MSF as an autonomous agency to the Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG). Effective November 21, 2005, Act 225, 2005, transferred MSF as an autonomous agency from DELEG to the Department of Treasury.

5 MSF is a discretely presented component unit of the financial reporting entity of the State of Michigan . ~~~~~~~~~~ A copy of the full report can be obtained by calling or by visiting our Web site at: Michigan Office of the Auditor General 201 N. Washington Square Lansing, Michigan 48913 Thomas H. McTavish, Auditor General Scott M. Strong, , Deputy Auditor General STATE OF Michigan Office OF THE Auditor General 201 N. WASHINGTON SQUARE LANSING, Michigan 48913 (517) 334-8050 THOMAS H.

6 MCTAVISH, FAX (517) 334-8079 Auditor General February 19, 2014 Mr. Michael A. Finney President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Strategic Fund Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund Board of Directors 300 North Washington Square Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Finney: This is our report on the financial audit of the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF), a discretely presented component unit of the State of Michigan , for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. This report contains our report summary, our independent Auditor 's report on the financial statements and other reporting required by Government Auditing Standards, the MSF management's discussion and analysis, the MSF basic financial statements and required supplementary information, and a glossary of abbreviations and terms.

7 We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during this audit. Sincerely, Thomas H. McTavish, Auditor General 271-0401-14 4271-0401-14 TABLE OF CONTENTS Michigan STRATEGIC FUND Page INTRODUCTION Report Summary 1 Report Letter 3 INDEPENDENT Auditor 'S REPORT Independent Auditor 's Report on the Financial Statements and Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards 8 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Management's Discussion and Analysis 11 BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Entity-Wide Financial Statements Statement of Net Position 20 Statement of

8 Activities 21 Governmental Fund Financial Statements Governmental Fund Balance Sheet 22 Reconciliation of the Governmental Fund Balance Sheet to the Statement of Net Position 23 Governmental Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance 24 5271-0401-14 Reconciliation of the Governmental Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance to the Statement of Activities 25 Notes to the Financial Statements 26 REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Budgetary Comparison Schedule and Budget-to-GAAP Reconciliation 46 Notes to Required Supplementary Information 48 GLOSSARY Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms 51 6271-0401-14 INDEPENDENT Auditor 'S REPORT 7271-0401-14 Independent Auditor 's Report on the Financial Statements and Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards Mr.

9 Michael A. Finney President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Strategic Fund Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund Board of Directors 300 North Washington Square Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Finney: Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities and each major fund of the Michigan Strategic Fund, a discretely presented component unit of the State of Michigan , as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the Michigan Strategic Fund's basic financial statements as listed in the TABLE of CONTENTS .

10 Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.