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Finding 28684 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
ABFGLN
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-02-02
Audit: 28793
Organization: Indain Wells Valley Airport District (CA)
Auditor: Barbich Hooper King Dill Hoffman

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District lacks adequate review of the external bookkeeper's accounting, leading to misclassifications of income and expenses.
  • Impacted Requirements: The general ledger and interim financial reports do not align with internal source documentation.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a reconciliation process to ensure external records match the District's source documentation.

Finding Text

Significant Deficiency Finding 2022-002 The District does not perform sufficient review of the accounting performed by the District?s external bookkeeper. Observation We identified several instances of misclassifications of income and expenses. During our inquiries we found that the District was not sufficiently reviewing the accounting performed by the District?s external bookkeeper to ensure that the District?s general ledger records and interim unaudited financial reports agreed to the source documentation prepared internally by District staff. Recommendation We recommend that the District implement a reconciliation process to compare the information recorded by the District?s bookkeeper to ensure that income and expenses recorded by the external bookkeeper reconcile to the source documentation provided by the District.

Corrective Action Plan

The management of Indian Wells Valley Airport District will be keeping closer supervision of the financials that are provided by outside accounting, and in making sure that all accounts are reported properly. The District is in the process of finding a new accounting firm to handle the District?s monthly financial reports and general ledger.

Categories

Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 28683 2022-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 28685 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 28686 2022-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 28687 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 28688 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 605125 2022-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 605126 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 605127 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 605128 2022-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 605129 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 605130 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.106 Airport Improvement Program $22,000