Audit 363965

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$16.71M
Findings
18
Programs
5
Organization: Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PR)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2025-08-08
Auditor: Galindez LLC

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
573138 2023-004 Significant Deficiency Yes F
573139 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes L
573140 2023-008 Significant Deficiency - N
573141 2023-009 Significant Deficiency - I
573142 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes L
573143 2023-006 Significant Deficiency - ABHN
573144 2023-007 Significant Deficiency - C
573145 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes L
573146 2023-006 Significant Deficiency - ABH
1149580 2023-004 Significant Deficiency Yes F
1149581 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1149582 2023-008 Significant Deficiency - N
1149583 2023-009 Significant Deficiency - I
1149584 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1149585 2023-006 Significant Deficiency - ABHN
1149586 2023-007 Significant Deficiency - C
1149587 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1149588 2023-006 Significant Deficiency - ABH

Contacts

Name Title Type
XJULBJJEK958 Luis Raúl Torres-Melendez Auditee
7877298715 Henry Flores Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note 1 - Basis of presentation Accounting Policies: a. The Schedule is prepared from the Authority’s accounting records. b. The financial transactions are recorded by the Authority in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, which are consistent with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. c. Expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. d. The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (the Authority) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 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 Authority’s financial statements. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Authority, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Authority.
Title: Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies Accounting Policies: a. The Schedule is prepared from the Authority’s accounting records. b. The financial transactions are recorded by the Authority in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, which are consistent with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. c. Expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. d. The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. a. The Schedule is prepared from the Authority’s accounting records. b. The financial transactions are recorded by the Authority in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, which are consistent with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. c. Expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. d. The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Note 3 - Assistance listing number Accounting Policies: a. The Schedule is prepared from the Authority’s accounting records. b. The financial transactions are recorded by the Authority in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, which are consistent with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. c. Expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. d. The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) included in this Schedule are determined based on the program name, review of grant contract information and public descriptions of federal listings published by the U.S. Government on sam.gov. Assistance listing numbers are presented for those programs for which such numbers were available.
Title: Note 4 - Program costs Accounting Policies: a. The Schedule is prepared from the Authority’s accounting records. b. The financial transactions are recorded by the Authority in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, which are consistent with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. c. Expenditures are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. d. The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Authority does not use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate, as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The amounts shown as federal expenditures represent only the federal grant portion of the program costs.

Finding Details

While obtaining our understanding of the policies and procedures in place at the Authority’s office in relation to the management of property and equipment, management represented to us that the required physical inventory has not been performed by the Authority’s Property Division personnel during the last two years as required.
The Authority did not submit the required data collection form and reporting package within the required period by March 31, 2023 (9 months after the end of fiscal year).
During our testing for regional airport expenditures, we detected an employee working on Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport per the OP-48 (salary adjustment form) was being recorded as payroll expense for José Aponte Hernández Airport.
During our testing for Airport Improvement Program expenditures, we detected that there was a vendor which was not registered on System for Award Management (SAM) and was not verified on the excluded parties list system (EPLS)
The Authority did not submit the required data collection form and reporting package within the required period by March 31, 2023 (9 months after the end of fiscal year).
During our procedures over the Authority’s funds received from FEMA we noticed the following: 1. All funds received from FEMA were recorded as revenue without analyzing if revenue recognition was correct. When examining the evidence received, we noticed many of the funds were capital advances in which the Authority had recognized as revenue without expending the funds. These funds were included in the original Schedule of Expenditures and Federal Awards (SEFA) without being expended. 2. The authority did not make clear distinction on the correct federal award of the funds received on the accounting records. There were funds that belonged to ALN 97.036, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) while others belonged to ALN 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, however, the Authority did not make this distinction originally identifying them all under ALN 97.036.
During our audit procedures, we identified that most capital advances received from FEMA were still unused on June 30, 2023, with no procedures to minimize the time elapsing between funds received and disbursed.
The Authority did not submit the required data collection form and reporting package within the required period by March 31, 2023 (9 months after the end of fiscal year).
During our procedures over the Authority’s funds received from FEMA we noticed the following: 1. All funds received from FEMA were recorded as revenue without analyzing if revenue recognition was correct. When examining the evidence received, we noticed many of the funds were capital advances in which the Authority had recognized as revenue without expending the funds. These funds were included in the original Schedule of Expenditures and Federal Awards (SEFA) without being expended. 2. The authority did not make clear distinction on the correct federal award of the funds received on the accounting records. There were funds that belonged to ALN 97.036, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) while others belonged to ALN 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, however, the Authority did not make this distinction originally identifying them all under ALN 97.036.
While obtaining our understanding of the policies and procedures in place at the Authority’s office in relation to the management of property and equipment, management represented to us that the required physical inventory has not been performed by the Authority’s Property Division personnel during the last two years as required.
The Authority did not submit the required data collection form and reporting package within the required period by March 31, 2023 (9 months after the end of fiscal year).
During our testing for regional airport expenditures, we detected an employee working on Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport per the OP-48 (salary adjustment form) was being recorded as payroll expense for José Aponte Hernández Airport.
During our testing for Airport Improvement Program expenditures, we detected that there was a vendor which was not registered on System for Award Management (SAM) and was not verified on the excluded parties list system (EPLS)
The Authority did not submit the required data collection form and reporting package within the required period by March 31, 2023 (9 months after the end of fiscal year).
During our procedures over the Authority’s funds received from FEMA we noticed the following: 1. All funds received from FEMA were recorded as revenue without analyzing if revenue recognition was correct. When examining the evidence received, we noticed many of the funds were capital advances in which the Authority had recognized as revenue without expending the funds. These funds were included in the original Schedule of Expenditures and Federal Awards (SEFA) without being expended. 2. The authority did not make clear distinction on the correct federal award of the funds received on the accounting records. There were funds that belonged to ALN 97.036, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) while others belonged to ALN 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, however, the Authority did not make this distinction originally identifying them all under ALN 97.036.
During our audit procedures, we identified that most capital advances received from FEMA were still unused on June 30, 2023, with no procedures to minimize the time elapsing between funds received and disbursed.
The Authority did not submit the required data collection form and reporting package within the required period by March 31, 2023 (9 months after the end of fiscal year).
During our procedures over the Authority’s funds received from FEMA we noticed the following: 1. All funds received from FEMA were recorded as revenue without analyzing if revenue recognition was correct. When examining the evidence received, we noticed many of the funds were capital advances in which the Authority had recognized as revenue without expending the funds. These funds were included in the original Schedule of Expenditures and Federal Awards (SEFA) without being expended. 2. The authority did not make clear distinction on the correct federal award of the funds received on the accounting records. There were funds that belonged to ALN 97.036, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) while others belonged to ALN 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, however, the Authority did not make this distinction originally identifying them all under ALN 97.036.