Finding 517233 (2024-001)

Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting Condition: The Corporation does not have a policy in place to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP); therefore, the potential exists that a material misstatement of the annual financial statements could occur and not be prevented, or detected and corrected, by the Corporation’s internal controls. Criteria or Specific Requirement: Internal controls should be in place to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Context: While performing audit procedures, it was noted that management does not have internal controls in place to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Effect: The lack of controls in place over the financial reporting function increases the risk of misstatements, fraud, or errors occurring and not being detected and corrected. Cause: The Corporation has not adopted a policy to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP; however, management has reviewed and approved the annual financial statements and related notes, as prepared by the audit firm, and has accepted responsibility for those financial statements. Repeat Finding: The finding is a repeat of a finding in the immediately prior year. Prior year finding number was 2023-001. Recommendation: The Corporation should evaluate their financial reporting processes and controls, including the expertise of its internal staff, to determine whether additional controls over the preparation of annual financial statements can be implemented to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management will continue to rely on the audit firm to draft the financial statements and the related notes to the financial statements, and will review, approve, and accept responsibility for the annual financial statements prior to their issuance.