Audit 341850

FY End
2023-12-31
Total Expended
$959,860
Findings
2
Programs
2
Organization: Sullivan County, Missouri (MO)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2025-02-10

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
522615 2023-002 Material Weakness - P
1099057 2023-002 Material Weakness - P

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $858,705 Yes 1
93.563 Child Support Services $101,155 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
VF9FVG7N9JS8 Rachael Hall Auditee
6602653786 Matt Brickey Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The County has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes the federal award activity of Sullivan County, Missouri for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the financial statements.
Title: NOTE B – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting Policies: Expenditures are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The County has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Expenditures are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to reimbursement. The County has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: NOTE C – SUBRECIPIENTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The County has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The County did not pass any federal awards through to subrecipients during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Finding Details

2023-002: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Federal Grantor: U.S. Department of the Treasury Pass-Through Grantor: N/A Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Program Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Pass-through Entity Identifying Number: N/A Award Year: 2023 Questioned Costs: None Criteria: 2 CFR 200.510(b) requires auditees to prepare a schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) which must report total federal awards expended during the audit period. At a minimum, the schedule must include: expenditures by individual federal program, name of the pass-through entity and identifying number for awards not received directly from the federal government, and the total amount provided to subrecipients from each federal program. Condition: The SEFA reported by the County in the 2024 annual budget documents contained an error in the amount of federal expenditures reported. Expenditures of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds of $858,705 were not reported on the 2023 SEFA. Cause: The County has not implemented a proper system of internal control over SEFA preparation, such as a reconciliation to underlying accounting records or having a separate individual review the SEFA for clerical accuracy after it has been prepared. Effect: The SEFA presented for audit did not accurately reflect the County’s actual expenditures of federal awards for the year ended December 31, 2023. Recommendation: We recommend that the County implement internal controls to ensure that the SEFA completely and accurately states the expenditures of federal awards of the County each year.
2023-002: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Federal Grantor: U.S. Department of the Treasury Pass-Through Grantor: N/A Federal Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Program Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Pass-through Entity Identifying Number: N/A Award Year: 2023 Questioned Costs: None Criteria: 2 CFR 200.510(b) requires auditees to prepare a schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) which must report total federal awards expended during the audit period. At a minimum, the schedule must include: expenditures by individual federal program, name of the pass-through entity and identifying number for awards not received directly from the federal government, and the total amount provided to subrecipients from each federal program. Condition: The SEFA reported by the County in the 2024 annual budget documents contained an error in the amount of federal expenditures reported. Expenditures of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds of $858,705 were not reported on the 2023 SEFA. Cause: The County has not implemented a proper system of internal control over SEFA preparation, such as a reconciliation to underlying accounting records or having a separate individual review the SEFA for clerical accuracy after it has been prepared. Effect: The SEFA presented for audit did not accurately reflect the County’s actual expenditures of federal awards for the year ended December 31, 2023. Recommendation: We recommend that the County implement internal controls to ensure that the SEFA completely and accurately states the expenditures of federal awards of the County each year.