Finding 1168819 (2022-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2026-01-12
Audit: 381011
Organization: Bell County (TX)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Capital assets are not tracked properly, affecting their presentation in financial statements.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates GASB Code section 1400, risking overstatement of expenditures and understatement of capital assets.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a subledger for capital assets, assign useful lives, and review expenditure accounts for uncapitalized costs by 01/31/2026.

Finding Text

Condition: Capital assets are not tracked adequately for proper presentation in the financial statements. Criteria: GASB Code section 1400. Cause of Condition: Capital assets, as defined by the District’s capitalization policy, are not adequately tracked for presentation in the government-wide financial statements. Effect of Condition: The potential exists to overstate expenditures and understate capital assets in the government-wide statements. Questioned Costs: none. Recommendation: We recommend contemporaneously adding capital assets to a subledger for tracking which should include assigning a useful life to the asset. Additionally, we recommend scanning relevant expenditure accounts for uncapitalized expenditures. Corrective Action Plan: Capital assets will be added as invoices occur and added to a subledger for tracking which will include assigning a useful life to the asset. Additionally, relevant expenditure accounts for uncapitalized expenditures will be scanned. Contact Person: Grant Accounting Specialist Anticipated Completion Date: 01/31/2026

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: Capital assets are not tracked adequately for proper presentation in the financial statements. Criteria: GASB Code section 1400. Cause of Condition: Capital assets, as defined by the District’s capitalization policy, are not adequately tracked for presentation in the government-wide financial statements. Effect of Condition: The potential exists to overstate expenditures and understate capital assets in the government-wide statements. Questioned Costs: none. Recommendation: We recommend contemporaneously adding capital assets to a subledger for tracking which should include assigning a useful life to the asset. Additionally, we recommend scanning relevant expenditure accounts for uncapitalized expenditures. Corrective Action Plan: Capital assets will be added as invoices occur and added to a subledger for tracking which will include assigning a useful life to the asset. Additionally, relevant expenditure accounts for uncapitalized expenditures will be scanned. Contact Person: Grant Accounting Specialist Anticipated Completion Date: 01/31/2026

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1168818 2022-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168820 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168821 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168822 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168823 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168824 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168825 2022-008
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168826 2022-009
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.557 WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN $3.40M
93.268 IMMUNIZATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $300,000
93.354 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE $281,334
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $267,445
93.069 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS $194,359
93.116 PROJECT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMS $58,296
93.991 PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $55,966
93.323 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) $48,556
93.217 FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES $10,685