{"id":87077,"date":"2025-10-01T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/audit-report-flags-d637-million-discrepancies"},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:20:36","slug":"audit-report-flags-d637-million-discrepancies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/audit-report-flags-d637-million-discrepancies","title":{"rendered":"Audit Report Flags D637 Million Discrepancies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported discrepancies amounting to over D637 million in the Government of The Gambia\u2019s financial statements for the year ending 31st December 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the audit findings, the closing balances for 2021 were not accurately carried forward as opening balances in 2022. This resulted in variances totaling D637,047,184.97 across several government accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Accounts Affected by Discrepancies<\/p>\n<p><b>DescriptionClosing Balance 2021Opening Balance 2022Difference<\/b>Revenue Bank Account61,102,710.8761,827,737.84(725,026.97)Revenue Collection Account247,298,265.37247,353,957.87(55,692.50)Human Rights Commission3,601,150.563,785,959.56(184,809.00)Imprest Control Account1,466,916,108.681,468,642,958.68(1,726,850.00)AR Clearance Account(63,262,193.19)2,725,379.89(65,987,573.08)Recurrent Creditors(547,001,858.63)(547,006,858.63)5,000.00Provident Fund(413,173.93)(400,513.23)(12,660.70)Unclaimed Salary(19,100,701.86)(19,127,217.86)26,516.00Net Salary Suspense(22,226,245.07)(22,241,980.07)15,735.00Opening Balance(568,401,823.72)0.00(568,401,823.72)<b>Total<\/b>\u2014\u2014<b>(637,047,184.97)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The NAO noted that such inconsistencies increase the risk of misstated account balances. It therefore recommended that the Accountant General\u2019s Department conduct a thorough investigation and make the necessary adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>In its response, management acknowledged the discrepancies and committed to addressing them once the accounts are revised.<\/p>\n<p>However, by the time the audit management letter was finalized, several discrepancies\u2014amounting to <b>D129,551,994.89<\/b>\u2014were still unresolved. These included:<\/p>\n<p><b>DescriptionClosing Balance 2021Opening Balance 2022Difference<\/b>Revenue Collection Account247,166,845.45247,182,045.4515,200.00Human Rights Commission3,601,150.563,785,959.56184,809.00AR Clearance Account60,536,813.302,725,379.8957,811,433.41Provident Fund413,173.93341,191.2371,982.70Opening Balance1,227,312,326.321,155,843,756.5471,468,569.78<b>Total<\/b>\u2014\u2014<b>129,551,994.89<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The NAO emphasized the importance of promptly reconciling these discrepancies to ensure the integrity of the government\u2019s financial reporting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported discrepancies amounting to over D637 million in the Government of The Gambia\u2019s financial statements for the year ending 31st December 2022. According to the audit findings, the closing balances for 2021 were not accurately carried forward as opening balances in 2022. 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