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Audit finds 69 apparent split purchases and eight compliance gaps in ASD P-card review
Summary
An internal audit of Anchorage School District P-card use covering July 1, 2024'June 30, 2025 found eight findings, including 69 apparent split transactions totaling about $264,000, inconsistent conditional-purchase approvals, late reimbursements for personal charges, and unclear rules on gratuities; management agreed to update the P-card manual.
An internal audit of Anchorage School District procurement-card (P-card) activity identified eight findings but said most employees complied with district policy.
The audit, covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and more than 60,000 P-card transactions, found 69 purchases that "appeared split" to circumvent a $2,500 transaction limit; auditors said the 69 splits totaled a little more than $264,000. "Each card holder has a transaction limit of $2,500," the audit summary said, and auditors flagged examples such as audio equipment purchases of about $3,800 that were split into multiple same-day transactions.
Meredith, the audit presenter, said the team routinely sees split transactions in retail categories such as sporting goods where multiple same-day authorizations can mask a single larger purchase. The…
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