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                                                                   Status of
Ref.          Observation             Recommendation         Implementation/Result
                                                                s of Validation
                                       financial
                                       management.
AAR Monthly                   Bank 5. The       Municipal    Implemented
2023 Reconciliation Statements         Accountant
, AO (BRS) of the Municipality’s       prepare        and    The           Municipal
no. 3, bank accounts were not          submit to the         Accountant had already
page prepared and submitted to         Audit Team the        submitted the monthly
24     the Auditor contrary to         monthly       BRS     BRS for the audited year.
       Section 74 of P.D. No. 1445     pursuant         to
AAR and Sections 3.2 and 3.4 of        Sections 3.2 and
2022 COA Circular No. 96-011           3.4    of     COA
, AO dated October 2, 1996,            Circular No. 96-
no. 2, resulting in the untimely       011 dated October
page detection of the discrepancy      2, 1996.
25     between the Cash in Bank 6. The          Municipal    Implemented
       balance presented in the        Accountant and
and    financial statements and the    Municipal             The             Municipal
       amount reported in the bank     Treasurer closely     Accountant            and
AAR statements of at least             coordinate     and    Municipal Treasurer are
2021 ₱5,414,266.71                     regularly reconcile   now          coordinating,
, AO                                   their    respective   especially in terms of
no. 2,                                 records for early     their records and reports.
page                                   detection      and
24                                     correction       of
                                       adjustments and
                                       errors, if any,
                                       pursuant         to
                                       Section 74 of P.D.
                                       No. 1445.
                                    7. The      Municipal    Implemented
                                       Accountant and
                                       Municipal             The            Municipal
                                       Treasurer trace the   Accountant            and
                                       discrepancies         Municipal Treasurer had
                                       noted,         and    ongoing reconciliations
                                       reconcile       the   of discrepancies noted.
                                       Cash-in-Bank
                                       account,         as
                                       presented in the
                                       financial


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