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                                                                                               Management            Status of
Ref.        Audit Observation                     Audit Recommendation
                                                                                             Comment/Action       Implementation
       Accounting Manual (GAAM) 22. revisit its existing policy in the hiring of         Management still had not Not Implemented
       and Civil Service Commission        JOs/COS and review the existing number        taken any action.
       (CSC) Resolution No. 02-            of personnel under the said employment
       1430, thus, the necessity of        status to avert possible duplication of the
       employing these personnel and       work of regular employees.
       their accomplishment could
       not be properly assessed.
AAR    The valuation and accuracy of 23. We recommended that the Management              The Municipal Accountant      Implemented
2022   Property, Plant and Equipment       require the Municipal Accountant to           had already verified its
       (PPE) with a net book value of      verify its records, review and analyze its    records and prepared the
       ₱244,137,404.11 could not be        depreciation schedule taking into             corresponding adjusting
       relied upon due to: (a) non-        consideration the provisions provided         entry.
       recognition of depreciation         under PAG 4 and PAG 6 of IPSAS 17 to
       expense on PPE accounts             arrive at an accurate and reliable carrying
       under the Trust Fund (TF)           balance of the PPE, and thereafter
       which were not transferred to       prepare the appropriate adjusting entries.
       the General Fund (GF); (b)
       inconsistent application of the 24. We further recommended that the               The Municipal Accountant      Implemented
       five percent (5%) residual          Accounting       Office     transfer    the   had already transferred the
       value       in      computing       completed PPE accounts from the TF to         completed projects under
       depreciation expense; and, (c)      the GF pursuant to Sections 97 and            the Trust fund to the
       inclusion of semi-expendable        104(i) of the MNGAS, and maintain the         General Fund.
       items under the PPE accounts,       corresponding         Property/Equipment
       contrary     to International       Ledger Cards so that proper monitoring
       Public Sector Accounting            and      accurate      computation       of
       Standards (IPSAS) 17 and            depreciation for each PPE can be
       Sections 97 and 104(i) of the       generated.
       Manual      on     the    New
       Government         Accounting

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