Finding 1055573 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-07-22
Audit: 315626
Organization: City of Ruhmore (MN)
Auditor: Carlsonsv LLP

AI Summary

  • Answer: Management acknowledges a significant deficiency in financial reporting.
  • Trend: Smaller entities often lack the internal expertise for comprehensive external financial reporting.
  • List: Management plans to continue reviewing and approving financial statements while distributing them to users.

Finding Text

Management’s Response and Actions Planned: The City’s management is aware of this significant deficiency. Management reviews and approves the draft annual audited financial statements and distributes them to the users. For entities of this size, it generally is not practical to obtain the internal expertise needed to handle all aspects of the external financial reporting. Management recognizes this and feels it is effectively handling its reporting responsibilities with the procedures described above.

Categories

Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 479129 2023-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 479130 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 479131 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 479132 2023-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 479133 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 479134 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 479135 2023-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 479136 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 479137 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1055571 2023-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1055572 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1055574 2023-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1055575 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1055576 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1055577 2023-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1055578 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1055579 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities $1.17M
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $314,571
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $50,413