Finding 1217214 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-06-09
Audit: 403349
Organization: City of McDonough (GA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City under-reported accounts payable by $947,618, affecting financial statements and federal reporting requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: All expenditures must be recorded in the period incurred; this includes $699,877 related to major federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should enhance training and oversight for employees handling accounts payable to ensure accurate reporting.

Finding Text

2025.002 RECORDING OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE-REPEATFINDING Condition: Criteria: Effect: Cause: The City under-reported accounts payable as of June 30, 2025 in the amount of $947,618 which is material to the City's financial statements. In addition, $699,877 of the $947,618 was costs related to major federal awards programs with reporting requirements under the single audit act. All expenditures / expense~ should be recorded in the period the corresponding purchase/ service is incurred. The City's liabilities and expenditures/ expenses for 2025 were understated by the above-mentioned amounts. The lack of training and over-sight of employees responsible for recording expenditures/ expenses is the main reason for the under-reporting of accounts payable. Recommendation: Management should provide the necessary training and over-sight of employees responsible for recording accounts payable. View of responsible officials and planned corrective action: Management agrees with the finding. Management will ensure the employees with the responsibility over the recording of accounts payable are properly trained and supervised so that accounts payable and expenditures / expenses are properly stated on the financial statements.

Corrective Action Plan

Management agrees with the finding. Management has implemented the necessary training and supervision for staff tasked with the accounts payable function. Staff will review the invoices paid after the fiscal year end and reflect them in the accounts payable balance and expenditures of the proper period.

Categories

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1217213 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217215 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1217216 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
66.468 DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND $5.36M
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $4.14M