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Legislative auditors cite material weaknesses after Liquor Commission switches to NextGen system
Summary
The Fiscal Committee reviewed the Legislative Budget Assistantoffice(LBA) management letter for the New Hampshire Liquor Commission's fiscal 2024 audit, which found two material weaknesses and 11 additional internal control comments tied largely to the commission's new NextGen system implementation.
The Fiscal Committee received the Legislative Budget Assistantoffice(LBA) management letter for the New Hampshire Liquor Commission's fiscal year 2024 audit on Sept. 5, which identified two material weaknesses and 11 additional internal control comments tied to the agencyimplementation of the NextGen system.
The findings matter because the commission operates retail outlets, state sales channels and related accounting functions whose controls affect state revenue and financial reporting. The LBA said inadequate planning and testing when NextGen went live contributed to material weaknesses and several significant deficiencies that the commission must address.
Jim LaRiviere, senior audit manager for the LBA, told the committee that when NextGen "went live, internal controls over the system had not been fully designed, developed, documented, or…
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