Audit 17368

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$2.13M
Findings
10
Programs
11
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-02-20

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
13016 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - ABCEIJN
13017 2022-001 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCEIJN
13018 2022-001 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCEIJN
13019 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - ABCEIJN
13020 2022-001 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCEIJN
589458 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - ABCEIJN
589459 2022-001 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCEIJN
589460 2022-001 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCEIJN
589461 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - ABCEIJN
589462 2022-001 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCEIJN

Contacts

Name Title Type
JU32NG93HQ33 Robyn Lane Auditee
5635475973 Christi Meyer Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: 1) Expenditures reported on the schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. 2)Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the schedule) includes the federal award activity of Howard-Winneshiek Community School District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2022. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Howard-Winneshiek Community School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of Howard-Winneshiek Community School District.

Finding Details

Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.
Finding 2022-001 Overlapping Duties Condition: The District?s offices are not large enough to permit an adequate segregation of duties for effective internal controls. Management has not separated incompatible activities of personnel, thereby creating risks related to the safeguarding of cash and the accuracy of the financial statements. Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. A good system of internal control provides for adequate segregation of duties so no one individual handles a transaction from its inception to completion. In order to maintain proper internal control, duties should be segregated so the authorization, custody and recording of transactions are not under the control of the same employee. This segregation of duties helps prevent losses from employee error or dishonesty and maximizes the accuracy of the District?s financial statements. Cause: The concentration of closely related duties and responsibilities such as the recording and processing of cash receipts, preparing grant expenditure reports, preparing financial information for posting and analyzing financial information by a small staff makes it impossible to establish an adequate system of automatic internal checks on the accuracy and reliability of the accounting records. Effect: This deficiency results in a reasonable possibility that the District would not be able to detect misstatements that would be material in relation to the financial statements and/or federal award programs in a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: The District should review the operating procedures of the District offices to obtain the maximum internal control possible under the circumstances utilizing currently available staff. While we do recognize that the District is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Board be aware that this condition does exist. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional procedures where possible.