Finding 1170452 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-23

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Significant adjusting journal entries and footnote disclosures were needed to align financial statements with GAAP, indicating potential internal control deficiencies.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with AU-C Section 265 highlights the importance of proper financial statement preparation and internal controls.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should continue to review and accept proposed adjustments and disclosures, ensuring ongoing compliance and understanding of financial statements.

Finding Text

Adjusting Journal Entries, Required Disclosures and Draft Financial Statements Year ended June 30, 2025 Condition and Criteria: During the current year, adjusting journal entries, along with footnote disclosures were proposed by the auditors and accepted by the District to properly reflect the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Some of the adjustments and footnotes were related to recording taxes receivable and applicable deferred inflows of resources, subsidy receivables and revenue, accrued expenses, accounts payable and converting to the full accrual method for GASB 34 purposes. In addition, a draft of the financial statements was prepared by the auditors. Effect: AU-C Section 265, entitled Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit, issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) considers the need for significant adjusting journal entries and assistance when preparing the financial statements to be indicative of an internal control deficiency. Without this assistance, the potential risk exists of the District’s financial statements not conforming to GAAP. Auditor’s Recommendation: Although auditors may continue to provide such assistance both now and in the future, under the new pronouncement, the District should continue to review and accept both proposed adjusting journal entries and footnote disclosures, along with the draft financial statements. District’s Response: The District has received, reviewed and accepted all journal entries, footnote disclosures and draft financial statements proposed for the current year audit and will continue to review similar information in future years. Further, the District believes it has a thorough understanding of these financial statements and the ability to make informed judgments based on these financial statements. Lastly, the District considers such assistance provided by the auditors to be the most cost effective in preparing such information.

Corrective Action Plan

Adjusting Journal Entries, Required Disclosures and Draft Financial Statements - Auditor’s Recommendation: Although auditors may continue to provide such assistance both now and in the future, under the new pronouncement, the District should continue to review and accept both proposed adjusting journal entries and footnote disclosures, along with the draft financial statements. District’s Response: The District has received, reviewed and accepted all journal entries, footnote disclosures and draft financial statements proposed for the current year audit and will continue to review similar information in future years. Further, the District believes it has a thorough understanding of these financial statements and the ability to make informed judgments based on these financial statements. Lastly, the District considers such assistance provided by the auditors to be the most cost effective in preparing such information.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1170444 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170445 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170446 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170447 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170448 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170449 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170450 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170451 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170453 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170454 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170455 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170456 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170457 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170458 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170459 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170460 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170461 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $278,114
84.010 Title I $170,637
10.553 National School Breakfast Program $102,991
84.027 IDEA $98,167
84.358 Small Rural School Achievement Program $41,353
10.555 National School Lunch Program - non-cash assistance $25,130
84.367 Title IIA - Improving Teacher Quality $19,573
84.424 Title IV - Student Support & Academic Enrichment $13,735
84.425 COVID-19 - ARP, ESSER 7% - Learning Loss $2,424