MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office says they have updated and fixed the long list of inaccurate revenue reports from the Shelby County Clerk’s Office.

They say after only three weeks, all revenue reports from July 2023 to the present have been corrected. Auditors claim the issues are due to the Clerk’s Office not knowing how to use the current software system.

According to County Trustee Regina Newman, Clerk Wanda Halbert’s office had been submitting inaccurate reports since July 2023. Issues with reports began after a $25 wheel tax increase was implemented.

Auditors from the state Comptroller’s Division of Local Government Audit began working with the clerk’s office on March 4.

They were called in to assist Shelby County due to its inability to “accurately manage finances,” the office said.

Auditors also said there were issues with “reconciliations not being performed, a signature stamp being used on checks, employees deleting their own transactions without authorization, and a failure to properly track down how much money is owed the county after bad checks are written by customers.”

Jason Mumpower, the Comptroller of the Treasury, Previously announced he lacked confidence in the management of the Clerk’s Office. He claimed he had never seen anything like it in any Tennessee clerk’s office.

Auditors have since left the Clerk’s Office, but they say recommendations have been made that will hopefully be implemented to improve the fiscal and operational management of the office.

“While I’m pleased with the results of our work, I recognize there are still many operational deficiencies within the clerk’s office,” said Comptroller Mumpower. “The Shelby County Clerk must improve operations to gain the confidence of citizens. I hope the Clerk will be receptive to additional training that will only improve the function of this important government office.”

Mumpower’s office said, while the problems may be corrected for now, they will persist unless the clerk’s office makes necessary changes.