Audit 324290

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$1.87M
Findings
6
Programs
2
Organization: Town of Geraldine (MT)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2024-10-09

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
502100 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
502101 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
502102 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
1078542 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
1078543 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
1078544 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities $574,509 Yes 1
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $20,041 - 1

Contacts

Name Title Type
JBGPMMN8KL23 Stephanie Baker Auditee
4067374361 Tana Doyle Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting Policies: Amounts reported in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, or on the accrual basis, at the time liabilities are incurred and all eligibility requirements are met, depending on the basis of accounting used by the respective fund. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles in the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Town has elected not to use the de minimis ten percent indirect cost rate. Amounts reported in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, or on the accrual basis, at the time liabilities are incurred and all eligibility requirements are met, depending on the basis of accounting used by the respective fund. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles in the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Title: 2 BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Amounts reported in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, or on the accrual basis, at the time liabilities are incurred and all eligibility requirements are met, depending on the basis of accounting used by the respective fund. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles in the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Town has elected not to use the de minimis ten percent indirect cost rate. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of the Town of Geraldine, Choteau County, Montana and 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. Therefore, amounts presented in this schedule differ from amounts presented in, or used in, the preparation of the financial statements. In accordance with Uniform Administrative requirements, the federal expenditures include the amount of the outstanding balance of the USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Systems Loan for Rural Communities as of July 1, 2021, in the amount of $574,509. The balance of the loan at June 30, 2022 was $562,672.
Title: 3 10% DE MINIMIS INDIRECT COST Accounting Policies: Amounts reported in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, or on the accrual basis, at the time liabilities are incurred and all eligibility requirements are met, depending on the basis of accounting used by the respective fund. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles in the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Town has elected not to use the de minimis ten percent indirect cost rate. The Town has elected not to use the de minimis ten percent indirect cost rate.
Title: 4 SUB-RECIPIENTS Accounting Policies: Amounts reported in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards are recognized on the modified accrual basis when they become a demand on current available federal resources and eligibility requirements are met, or on the accrual basis, at the time liabilities are incurred and all eligibility requirements are met, depending on the basis of accounting used by the respective fund. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles in the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Town has elected not to use the de minimis ten percent indirect cost rate. Of the federal expenditures presented in the schedule, the Town provided no federal awards to sub-recipients.

Finding Details

Condition: The Town was subject to a single audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Uniform Guidance requires the single audit to be complete and the data collection form and audit reporting package submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. The audit report had not been submitted by the deadline.
Condition: The Town was subject to a single audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Uniform Guidance requires the single audit to be complete and the data collection form and audit reporting package submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. The audit report had not been submitted by the deadline.
Condition: The Town was subject to a single audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Uniform Guidance requires the single audit to be complete and the data collection form and audit reporting package submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. The audit report had not been submitted by the deadline.
Condition: The Town was subject to a single audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Uniform Guidance requires the single audit to be complete and the data collection form and audit reporting package submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. The audit report had not been submitted by the deadline.
Condition: The Town was subject to a single audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Uniform Guidance requires the single audit to be complete and the data collection form and audit reporting package submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. The audit report had not been submitted by the deadline.
Condition: The Town was subject to a single audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Uniform Guidance requires the single audit to be complete and the data collection form and audit reporting package submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. The audit report had not been submitted by the deadline.