Audit firm reports conversion errors; county says major discrepancies corrected

Aug 6, 2026

Marina and Company presented findings from an accounting system conversion for fiscal year 2024–25, identifying omitted transactions, duplicated entries and sign reversals; the firm said significant discrepancies affecting cash and fund balances were identified and corrected but could not guarantee absolute assurance for every transaction.

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Tanya Moffett of Marina and Company briefed the court on the firm's review of Gilliam County’s conversion from the locally developed Chaz accounting system to the Cassell platform. Moffett said conversion work intended to migrate historical transactions and detailed records from July–December 2024 had produced several compounding issues—omitted Chaz transactions, accounts payable sign reversals, duplicate cash and correcting journal entries—that affected reported balances and made audit work challenging.

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