Finding Text
Program: Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
Federal Assistance Listing No: 20.106
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation.
Applicable Pass-through Entity: Wyoming Department of Transportation
Criteria: Airport sponsors must provide requested information on FAA Form 5100-127 Operating and Financial Summary. The intent of Form 5100-127 is to provide sponsors with a simplified format for reporting how their airports collect and disburse funds. The form arranges the data in accordance with the Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34.
Condition: Amounts reported by Casper/Natrona County International Airport (airport) in section 9.0 Net Assets and 10.0 Capital Expenditures and Construction in Progress on Form 5100-127 where not in accordance with Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 accrual basis as required to be reported for the Airport as an enterprise fund.
Cause: Due to misunderstanding of amounts to be reported in Form 5100-127 on accrual basis in accordance with Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 amounts where incorrectly reported under the airports budgetary basis.
Effect or potential effect: Inaccurate Form 5100-127 reports were filed.
Questioned Cost: None
Context: PMCH compared amounts reported in each section of Form 5100-127 to underlying accounting records to determine amounts reported were prepared in accordance with the required accounting basis.
Identification as a repeat finding: This is not a repeat finding.
Recommendation: We recommend the Airport review the amounts reported annually in Form 5100-127 to the underlying accounting records to ensure they are property reported on the required accounting basis.
Views of Responsible Officials: Casper/Natrona County International Airport reviewed the reports submitted and filed a corrected form with the amounts reported on the appropriate accounting basis. Airport staff will continue to enhance their understanding of the reports filed and the underlying accounting records used to support the information reported to ensure amounts reported in the future are accurate and on the correct basis of accounting as appropriate.
See corrective action plan.