Finding 1169067 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-14

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to make necessary journal adjustments before the audit, leading to a material weakness in internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Financial reports may not accurately reflect the District’s financial position due to untimely recording of financial information.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement new policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate recording of account balances to minimize future adjustments.

Finding Text

Finding #2025-002 – Material Audit Adjustments (Prior Year Finding #2024-002) Condition: The audit proposed adjusting journal entries during the audit process to adjust District account balances. We deem these entries to be significant in relation to the financial statements. Since the District did not make these adjustments in its accounting system prior to the audit, a material weakness was determined to exist in the District’s internal controls. Effect: Financial reports generated by the accounting system may not provide an accurate reflection of the District’s financial position or activities. Cause: Financial information was not recorded in a timely manner and numerous adjustments were needed in order to correct account balances. Criteria: Material adjusting journal entries not prepared by the District before the audit are considered an internal control weakness. Recommendation: Policies and procedures should be implemented to ensure account balances are properly recorded in a timely manner. Response: The District will establish policies and procedures to reduce the number of adjusting journal entries proposed by the auditor in future years.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding #2025-002 -Material Audit Adjustments (Prior Year Finding #2024-002) Condition: The audit proposed adjusting journal entries during the audit process to adjust District account balances. We deem these entries to be significant in relation to the financial statements. Since the District did not make these adjustments in its accounting system prior to the audit, a material weakness was determined to exist in the District's internal controls. Effect: Financial reports generated by the accounting system may not provide an accurate reflection of the District's financial position or activities. Cause: Financial information was not recorded in a timely manner and numerous adjustments were needed in order to correct account balances. Criteria: Material adjusting journal entries not prepared by the District before the audit are considered an internal control weakness. Recommendation: Policies and procedures should be implemented to ensure account balances are properly recorded in a timely manner. Response: The District will establish policies and procedures to reduce the number of adjusting journal entries proposed by the auditor in future years. Contact Person: Loras Winders Anticipated Completion: June 30, 2026

Categories

Material Weakness Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1169060 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169061 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169062 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169063 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169064 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169065 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1169066 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $176,708
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $171,505
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $156,425
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $81,069
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $75,234
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $40,937
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $25,151
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $12,111
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $6,100
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $4,149