Finding 1167609 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-05

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's accounting records are inaccurate due to staffing changes, leading to difficulties in reconciling asset and liability accounts.
  • Impacted Requirements: Accurate accounting records are essential for financial reporting; this is a repeat finding from the previous year.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure year-end reconciliation of significant accounts; management plans to address this by June 30, 2026.

Finding Text

Criteria - Management is responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records. Condition - Significant changes occurred in the District staffing during the year resulting in issues in reconciling asset and liability accounts in multiple funds and therefore, the accounting records did not accurately reflect appropriate balances. Cause - The absence of our involvement, including the processing of audit adjusting journal entries, would result in material misstatement. Effect of Condition - Material adjusting journal entries across all funds were required in order to accurately report accounting records. Repeat Finding - This is a repeat finding of item 2024-001 as reported for the year ended June 30, 2024. Statistical Sampling - The sample was not intended to be, and was not, a statistically valid sample. Recommendation - We recommend that significant asset and liability accounts be reconciled at year-end to ensure accounting records accurately reflect appropriate balances. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions - (a) Comments on the finding and recommendation: The District agrees with the finding. The District also agrees with the recommendation. See below for actions taken. (b) Actions Taken: Management will reconcile significant asset and liability accounts at year end to ensure accounting records accurately reflect appropriate balances. (c) Anticipated Completion Date: Management anticipates this finding will be resolved by June 30, 2026. (d) Person Responsible for Implementation: District Treasurer.

Corrective Action Plan

Name of Auditee: Newburgh Enlarged City School District Name of Audit Firm: EFPR Group, CPAs, PLLC Period Covered by the Audit: Year ended June 30, 2025 CAP Prepared by: Greta Simmons, Treasurer Email: gsimmons@necsd.net (A) Current Finding on the Schedule of Findings and Responses (1) Audit Finding 2025-001 (a) Comments on the finding and recommendation: The District agrees with the finding. The District also agrees with the recommendation. See below for actions taken. (b) Actions Taken: Management will reconcile significant asset and liability accounts at year end to ensure accounting records accurately reflect appropriate balances. (c) Anticipated Completion Date: Management anticipates this finding will be resolved by June 30, 2026. (d) Person Responsible for Implementation: District Treasurer.

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1167596 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167597 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167598 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167599 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167600 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167601 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167602 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167603 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167604 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167605 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167606 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167607 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1167608 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $5.57M
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $3.22M
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $3.06M
84.287 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS $927,207
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $364,829
10.582 FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM $320,760
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $257,424
84.334 GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS $245,774
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $240,806
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $128,712
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $121,013
10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM $59,749
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $28,433
45.024 PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS $18,337
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $7,721
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $3,316