Audit of the Massachusetts State Retirement Board Objectives, Scope, and Methodology
100% * For audit testing purposes, we defined “in compliance” as “processed within 62 days.” By statute, “in compliance” can range from 28 to 62 days depending on the day of the month retirements are effective, as outlined in the “Overview of Audited Entity.” section of this report under “Retirement Application Process.” We selected a statistical random sample for testing, with a 95% confidence level and a 0% expected error rate, of 60 of the 5,559 retirements in the Noncompliant—General segment (processing times of 63 to 179 days). We also selected a nonstatist...