Finding 1205564 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-31
Audit: 397253
Organization: School District of Waukesha (WI)

AI Summary

  • Answer: Fund balance needed restatement due to incorrect accounts payable from previous years.
  • Trend: Internal controls must ensure accurate recording of accounts payable for reliable financial reporting.
  • List: Follow up on improving internal controls to prevent future discrepancies in financial statements.

Finding Text

Condition: During audit fieldwork, our testing resulted in a restatement of fund balance in order to correct accounts payable balances that were improperly recorded in prior years. Criteria: A good system of internal controls would provide for accurate recording and reporting of accounts payable on a regular basis in order to provide for accurate financial reporting. Cause: Year-end entries related to accounts payable were required in order to accurately present the District’s financial statements. Effect: A material adjustment to the District’s beginning fund balance was required to properly state accounts payable.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will implement internal controls to properly record accounts payable on a timely basis prior to audit fieldwork. This will include an in-depth review and account reconciliation with substantiating support for all payables on our financials as of year-end.

Categories

Cash Management Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1205565 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1205566 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.778 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID $2.00M
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $1.96M
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $601,506
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $572,157
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $287,572
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $163,415
84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS $87,852
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $83,617
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $79,854
10.582 FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM $69,850
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $47,057
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $24,755
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $6,100