The municipality's inventory records did not match what was actually in stock. Items were recorded incorrectly, and the value was overstated by about ₱6.7 million. The issue remains only partly corrected.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

• Require the MA to ensure strict compliance with the PIM in the recording of inventories upon purchase
• And

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"109 PART III - STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIOR YEARS’ UNIMPLEMENTED AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS There were 12 observations contained in the CY 20 21 Annual Audit Report for which 43 recommendations were offered. As of report date, 13 recommendations were fully implemented , 27 were partially implemented, and three w ere not implemented as detailed below: Audit Observation/ Recommendation Ref. Management Action/s Status of Implementation/ Reasons for Partial/Non- Implementation 1. The reported balance of the CIB -LCCA as of December 31, 2021 amounting to ₱324,474,509.39 was understated by ₱14,164,727.46 owing to the (a) non -reversion of stale/cancelled/unreleased checks to the CIB -LCCA; and (b) unrecognized bank credit and debit memos and other reconciling items contrary to Section 59 of the Manual on the New Government Accounting System (NGAS) for Local Government Units (LGUs), Volume I and COA Circular No. 96-11 dated October 2, 1996. Nonetheless, c"

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