REPORT DIGEST

 

ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION -

ILLINOIS

PREPAID TUITION PROGRAM

 

FINANCIAL AUDIT

For the Year Ended:

June 30, 2007

 

 

 

Release Date:

March 6, 2008

 

 

State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

 

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INTRODUCTION

 

 

      This report covers our financial audit of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission – Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program as of June 30, 2007 and for the year then ended.

 

 

SYNOPSIS

 

¨      The Illinois Student Assistance Commission does not have sufficient controls over the financial reporting process for the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        {Expenditures and Activity Measures are summarized on the reverse page.}


ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

PREPAID TUITION PROGRAM

FINANCIAL AUDIT

For The Year Ended June 30, 2007 (In Thousands)

 

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

2007

2006

OPERATING REVENUES

      Income from investment securities.......................

      Application and other fees..................................

      Interest income (other).......................................

            TOTAL......................................................

OPERATING EXPENSES

      Accreted tuition expenses...................................

      Management and professional services.............  

      Investment management fees..............................

      Salaries and employee benefits...........................

            TOTAL......................................................

Net Operating Income (Loss)..............................

Transfer out.............................................................

Change in Net Assets...........................................

Net Assets (Deficit), July 1.......................................

Net Assets (Deficit), June 30...............................

 

$124,331

2,259

         533

$127,123

 

$54,684

3,179

3,042

        736

 $61,641

 $65,482

          (25)

$65,457

(29,135)

$36,322

 

 

$49,329

2,342

         419

$52,090

 

$44,367

3,002

2,621

        740

 $50,730

 $1,360

          (25)

$1,335

(30,470)

$(29,135)

 

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

June 30, 2007

June 30, 2006

Cash and cash equivalents........................................

Investments and marketable securities.......................

Current Liabilities:

      Tuition payable..................................................

      Accreted tuition payable.....................................

      Other current liabilities........................................

            Total current liabilities...................................

Tuition & accretion payable, long-term.....................

Net Assets, (deficit).................................................

$ 7,268

986,333

 

28,832

2,170

     1,071

$32,073

$925,199

$36,322

$10,746

777,302

 

24,758

1,863

       920

$27,541

$789,628

$(29,135)

ACTUARIAL (DEFICIT) as of June 30 - Per Actuarial Reports

2007

2006

Net assets, before tuition/accretion payable..............

      Add - Actuarial present value of future payments expected to be made by contract purchasers...

      Deduct - Actuarial present value of future payments expected to be paid by the program.........

Actuarial (deficit) as of June 30................................

Contracts purchased and outstanding.......................

$992,522

 

187,396

 

(1,264,132)

$(84,214)

          50

 

$787,114

 

186,468

 

(1,120,511)

$(146,929)

          47

 

AGENCY DIRECTOR(S)

 

 

During Audit Period:  Mr. Andrew Davis (1/1/07-Current); Mr. Larry E. Matejka (7/1/06-12/31/06)

Currently:  Mr. Andrew Davis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Insufficient controls

 

 

 


Certain financial statement disclosures were not properly calculated

 

 

 


Commission relies on contractual investment advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

 

NEED TO IMPROVE CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

      The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (Commission) does not have sufficient controls over the financial reporting process.

 

      During our review of the draft financial statements of the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program (the Program), the disclosures related to the multiple ratings of securities as required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Statement No. 40, Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures were not properly calculated by the Commission. These disclosures were subsequently corrected and are properly disclosed on the final financial statements. The Program’s investments subject to these disclosures totaled approximately $994 million.

 

      Commission officials stated that they rely on their contractual investment advisor to prepare this information.  (Finding 1, page 30).

 

      Commission officials agreed with our recommendation to strengthen internal controls over financial reporting and stated it would implement quality control procedures. 

 

 

OTHER FINDING

 

      The remaining finding concerned the Commission’s internal audit program.  We will review progress toward implementation of all recommendations during the next audit.

 

 

 

 

 

AUDITORS’ OPINION

 

      Our auditors stated the financial statements of the Program are fairly presented in all material respects.

 

 

 

 

____________________________________

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

 

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

     

        Our special assistant auditors for this audit were McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.