Audit 315529

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$1.51M
Findings
12
Programs
7
Organization: Catholic Social Services (NE)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-07-20
Auditor: Hbe LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
479023 2023-001 Material Weakness - P
479024 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - P
479025 2023-003 Significant Deficiency - L
479026 2023-001 Material Weakness - P
479027 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - P
479028 2023-003 Significant Deficiency - L
1055465 2023-001 Material Weakness - P
1055466 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - P
1055467 2023-003 Significant Deficiency - L
1055468 2023-001 Material Weakness - P
1055469 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - P
1055470 2023-003 Significant Deficiency - L

Contacts

Name Title Type
PAJLRTK4LX46 Bill Meduna Auditee
4024052475 Ashley Bell Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Basis of Presentation. Accounting Policies: Basis of Presentation. The accompanying schedule of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Catholic Social Services and Controlled Organizations and is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant awards are considered expended when the expense transactions associated with the grant occur. 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 preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Indirect Costs. The Organization did not elect to use the ten percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed in the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.414. The accompanying schedule of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Catholic Social Services and Controlled Organizations and is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant awards are considered expended when the expense transactions associated with the grant occur. 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 preparation of, the basic financial statements.
Title: Subrecipients. Accounting Policies: Basis of Presentation. The accompanying schedule of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Catholic Social Services and Controlled Organizations and is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant awards are considered expended when the expense transactions associated with the grant occur. 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 preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Indirect Costs. The Organization did not elect to use the ten percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed in the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.414. The Organization provided no federal awards to subrecipients.
Title: Indirect Costs. Accounting Policies: Basis of Presentation. The accompanying schedule of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Catholic Social Services and Controlled Organizations and is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Grant awards are considered expended when the expense transactions associated with the grant occur. 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 preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Indirect Costs. The Organization did not elect to use the ten percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed in the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.414. The Organization did not elect to use the ten percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed in the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.414.

Finding Details

2023-001 - Material Weakness in Internal Controls over the Preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and Note Disclosers Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: SAS 115 requires communication, inwriting, to management and those charge with governance, of material weaknesses identified in an audit. Condition: CSS failed to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards as part of the audit of that schedule and its major programs.Cause: A breakdown in CSS’s internal controls over preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards did not allow CSS to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards during the audit. Effect or Potential Effect: The control deficiency is a material weakness that results in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the financial statement will not be preventer, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to all federal requirements and presents a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls to correctly identify and present a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Timely Reporting of the Audit and Data Collection Form to the Federal Audit Clearing House Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: Title 2 CFR §200.512 states that the audit and data collection form must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor's report(s), or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: CSS did not submit the data collection form before the nine month deadline stated above. Cause: CSS’s audit was not issued until July 31, 2023. Thus, the data collection form and audit would not have been available to submit in the nine month timeframe. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements established for the data collection form and audit to the federal audit clearing house. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the audit, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and data collection forms to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements sated in 2 CFR §200.512. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve staffing and internal controls to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements stated in 2 CFR §200.512.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance for Reporting Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG Criteria: Grants agreements No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG states that CSS must provide a quarterly match grant narrative report due on July 15, 2022, October 15, 2022, January 15, 2023 and April 15, 2023 for each respective quarter in the diocesan Quarterly Narrative Report function of the MRIS database. Additionally, CSS must submit a report in MRIS for each client at Enrollment day 180 and day 240 of their match grant program service period. Condition: Three of four quarterly reports were tested and it was noted for all three reports tested the submission was made between 9-12 days late based on the grant agreement’s requirements. Similarly, seven client enrollments report submissions were tested for both the 180 day and 240 day enrollment requirement, respectively. It was noted during testing that 13 of 14 reports submissions tested were late by 1-16 days. Cause: A breakdown in the Organization’s internal controls over reporting did not allow the Organization to meet the reporting requirements of the program. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements of the program. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over reporting to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls in order to actively track and adhere to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements.
2023-001 - Material Weakness in Internal Controls over the Preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and Note Disclosers Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: SAS 115 requires communication, inwriting, to management and those charge with governance, of material weaknesses identified in an audit. Condition: CSS failed to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards as part of the audit of that schedule and its major programs.Cause: A breakdown in CSS’s internal controls over preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards did not allow CSS to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards during the audit. Effect or Potential Effect: The control deficiency is a material weakness that results in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the financial statement will not be preventer, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to all federal requirements and presents a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls to correctly identify and present a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Timely Reporting of the Audit and Data Collection Form to the Federal Audit Clearing House Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: Title 2 CFR §200.512 states that the audit and data collection form must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor's report(s), or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: CSS did not submit the data collection form before the nine month deadline stated above. Cause: CSS’s audit was not issued until July 31, 2023. Thus, the data collection form and audit would not have been available to submit in the nine month timeframe. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements established for the data collection form and audit to the federal audit clearing house. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the audit, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and data collection forms to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements sated in 2 CFR §200.512. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve staffing and internal controls to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements stated in 2 CFR §200.512.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance for Reporting Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG Criteria: Grants agreements No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG states that CSS must provide a quarterly match grant narrative report due on July 15, 2022, October 15, 2022, January 15, 2023 and April 15, 2023 for each respective quarter in the diocesan Quarterly Narrative Report function of the MRIS database. Additionally, CSS must submit a report in MRIS for each client at Enrollment day 180 and day 240 of their match grant program service period. Condition: Three of four quarterly reports were tested and it was noted for all three reports tested the submission was made between 9-12 days late based on the grant agreement’s requirements. Similarly, seven client enrollments report submissions were tested for both the 180 day and 240 day enrollment requirement, respectively. It was noted during testing that 13 of 14 reports submissions tested were late by 1-16 days. Cause: A breakdown in the Organization’s internal controls over reporting did not allow the Organization to meet the reporting requirements of the program. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements of the program. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over reporting to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls in order to actively track and adhere to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements.
2023-001 - Material Weakness in Internal Controls over the Preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and Note Disclosers Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: SAS 115 requires communication, inwriting, to management and those charge with governance, of material weaknesses identified in an audit. Condition: CSS failed to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards as part of the audit of that schedule and its major programs.Cause: A breakdown in CSS’s internal controls over preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards did not allow CSS to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards during the audit. Effect or Potential Effect: The control deficiency is a material weakness that results in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the financial statement will not be preventer, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to all federal requirements and presents a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls to correctly identify and present a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Timely Reporting of the Audit and Data Collection Form to the Federal Audit Clearing House Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: Title 2 CFR §200.512 states that the audit and data collection form must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor's report(s), or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: CSS did not submit the data collection form before the nine month deadline stated above. Cause: CSS’s audit was not issued until July 31, 2023. Thus, the data collection form and audit would not have been available to submit in the nine month timeframe. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements established for the data collection form and audit to the federal audit clearing house. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the audit, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and data collection forms to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements sated in 2 CFR §200.512. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve staffing and internal controls to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements stated in 2 CFR §200.512.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance for Reporting Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG Criteria: Grants agreements No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG states that CSS must provide a quarterly match grant narrative report due on July 15, 2022, October 15, 2022, January 15, 2023 and April 15, 2023 for each respective quarter in the diocesan Quarterly Narrative Report function of the MRIS database. Additionally, CSS must submit a report in MRIS for each client at Enrollment day 180 and day 240 of their match grant program service period. Condition: Three of four quarterly reports were tested and it was noted for all three reports tested the submission was made between 9-12 days late based on the grant agreement’s requirements. Similarly, seven client enrollments report submissions were tested for both the 180 day and 240 day enrollment requirement, respectively. It was noted during testing that 13 of 14 reports submissions tested were late by 1-16 days. Cause: A breakdown in the Organization’s internal controls over reporting did not allow the Organization to meet the reporting requirements of the program. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements of the program. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over reporting to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls in order to actively track and adhere to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements.
2023-001 - Material Weakness in Internal Controls over the Preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and Note Disclosers Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: SAS 115 requires communication, inwriting, to management and those charge with governance, of material weaknesses identified in an audit. Condition: CSS failed to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards as part of the audit of that schedule and its major programs.Cause: A breakdown in CSS’s internal controls over preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards did not allow CSS to provide a materially accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards during the audit. Effect or Potential Effect: The control deficiency is a material weakness that results in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the financial statement will not be preventer, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to all federal requirements and presents a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls to correctly identify and present a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Timely Reporting of the Audit and Data Collection Form to the Federal Audit Clearing House Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG, and U.S. Department of the Treasury – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Assistance Listing No. 21.027. Criteria: Title 2 CFR §200.512 states that the audit and data collection form must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor's report(s), or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: CSS did not submit the data collection form before the nine month deadline stated above. Cause: CSS’s audit was not issued until July 31, 2023. Thus, the data collection form and audit would not have been available to submit in the nine month timeframe. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements established for the data collection form and audit to the federal audit clearing house. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over the preparation of the audit, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and data collection forms to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements sated in 2 CFR §200.512. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve staffing and internal controls to ensure compliance with the timely reporting requirements stated in 2 CFR §200.512.
Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance for Reporting Identification data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs, Assistance Listing No. 93.567, Agreement Identifying No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG Criteria: Grants agreements No. 2201DCRVMG and No. 2301DCRVMG states that CSS must provide a quarterly match grant narrative report due on July 15, 2022, October 15, 2022, January 15, 2023 and April 15, 2023 for each respective quarter in the diocesan Quarterly Narrative Report function of the MRIS database. Additionally, CSS must submit a report in MRIS for each client at Enrollment day 180 and day 240 of their match grant program service period. Condition: Three of four quarterly reports were tested and it was noted for all three reports tested the submission was made between 9-12 days late based on the grant agreement’s requirements. Similarly, seven client enrollments report submissions were tested for both the 180 day and 240 day enrollment requirement, respectively. It was noted during testing that 13 of 14 reports submissions tested were late by 1-16 days. Cause: A breakdown in the Organization’s internal controls over reporting did not allow the Organization to meet the reporting requirements of the program. Effect or potential effect: The control deficiency is a significant deficiency that prevented CSS from complying with the reporting requirements of the program. Identification of a Repeat Finding: New finding. Recommendation: CSS should review its system of internal controls over reporting to determine improvements that can be made to ensure that CSS actively tracks and adheres to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements. Views of Responsible Officials: CSS management will improve its system of internal controls in order to actively track and adhere to reporting requirements outlined in its award agreements.