Audit 298281

Title: Dallas County Public Housing Authority Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The modification to the accrual basis of accounting is that property and equipment are recorded as expenditures in the year purchased according to grant requirements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: OACAC maintains an indirect cost rate with the Department of Health and Human Services and is not eligible to use the 10 percent de minimus indirect cost rate. The financial statements of Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation include the operations of the Dallas County Public Housing Authority, which received $3,073,368 in federal awards that have not been included in the accompanying schedule for the year ended September 30, 2023. The federal expenditures of the Dallas County Public Housing Authority are not included due to the fact that Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation acted only as the fiscal agent for this organization. The Dallas County Public Housing Authority is required by statute to have a separate single audit on its fiscal year of June 30. A separate single audit for year ended June 30, 2023 has been completed and reported separately and is not included within the accompanying schedule.

Title: Subrecipients Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The modification to the accrual basis of accounting is that property and equipment are recorded as expenditures in the year purchased according to grant requirements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: OACAC maintains an indirect cost rate with the Department of Health and Human Services and is not eligible to use the 10 percent de minimus indirect cost rate. OACAC did not provide federal awards to subrecipients.