Finding 1181930 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-23

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District needed significant adjusting journal entries and footnote disclosures 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 reporting 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 accordnce with generally accepting accounting principles. Some of the adjustments and footnotes were related to 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 in an Audit, issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) considers the need for significant adjusting journal entries and assistance with preparing the financial statements to be indicative of an internal control deficiency. Without assistance, the potential exists of the District's financial statement not confirming to GAAP. Auditor's Recommendation: Although auditors may continue to provide such assistance both now and in the future, under new pronouncement, the District should continue to review and accept both proposed adjusting journal entries and footnote disclosures, along with the draft financial statements. School District's Response: The District has received, reviewed and approved 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 has a thorough understanding of these financial statements and the ability to make informed judgements on these financial statements. Lastly, the District considers such assistance provided by the auditors to be the most cost-effective approach to prepare such information.

Corrective Action Plan

Adjusting Journal Entries, Required Disclosures and Draft Financial Statements Year ended June 30, 2025. Auditor's Recommendation: Although auditors may continue to provide such assistance both now and in the future, under new pronouncement, the District should continue to review and accept both proposed adjusting journal entries and footnote disclosures, along with the draft financial statements. School District's Response: The District has received, reviewed and approved 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 has a thorough understanding of these financial statements and the ability to make informed judgements on these financial statements. Lastly, the District considers such assistance provided by the auditors to be the most cost-effective approach to prepare such information.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1181907 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181908 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181909 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181910 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181911 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181912 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181913 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181914 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181915 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181916 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181917 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181918 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181919 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181920 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181921 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181922 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181923 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181924 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181925 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181926 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181927 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181928 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1181929 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $323,356
84.010 Title I - Low Income $242,026
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $96,572
84.425 COVID-19-ARP, ESSER III $58,316
10.555 National School Lunch Program - Noncash assistance (commodities) $28,963
84.367 Title IIA - Improving Teacher Quality $25,519
84.027 IDEA, Part B Public Law 94-142 $18,977
84.358 Title VI - Rural and Low Income Schools $12,191
84.173 IDEA, Pre-school Public Law 99-457 $1,620
84.424 Title IV - Student Support & Academic Enrichment $863