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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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Auditing Kanab

The Ledger's review of Kanab's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money.

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Background

Auditing Kanab: what the city's audit and budget votes show

Kanab's audited fiscal 2025 statements show a $2.7 million general fund balance, $35.6 million in total net position and about $7 million in bonds and financed purchases. The council kept revenue-neutral property tax rates and adopted its fiscal 2027 budget in June 2026.

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Latest update · October 17, 2026

Kanab's fiscal 2025 audit reports a year-end adjustment finding and a fraud-risk compliance item

Kanab's auditors reported a significant deficiency, numbered 2007-001, involving year-end adjustments and unperformed account reconciliations. They also found that the city's fraud risk assessment had been submitted to the state but not presented to the council. The city's written response describes steps on both.

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Timeline

  1. Kanab's fiscal 2025 audit reports a year-end adjustment finding and a fraud-risk compliance item
  2. Kanab's fiscal 2025 budget planned a $516,450 general fund drawdown; the audited fund grew $627,179
  3. Kanab's year-end budget amendment adds transfer authority and an airport loan between funds

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