Audit 369549

FY End
2024-12-31
Total Expended
$2.34M
Findings
1
Programs
11
Organization: Town of Clarkstown (NY)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-09-30

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1157232 2024-001 Material Weakness Yes L

Contacts

Name Title Type
RYB9N58VAXN9 Colin Schmitt Auditee
8456392000 Donalee Berard Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards presents the activity of federal award programs administered by the Town, which is described in Note 1 to the Town’s accompanying financial statements, using the modified accrual basis of accounting. Federal awards that are included in the schedule may be received directly from federal agencies, as well as federal awards that are passed through from other government agencies. The information 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 (Uniform Guidance). Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the financial statements.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is presented using the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Matching costs (the Town’s share of certain program costs), if required, are not included in the reported expenditures. The basis of accounting varies by federal program consistent with the underlying regulations pertaining to each program. The amounts reported as federal expenditures were obtained from the federal financial reports for applicable programs and periods. The amounts reported in these reports are prepared from records maintained for each program, which are reconciled with the Town’s financial reporting system. The ARPA program did not have a matching requirement.
No amounts were provided to subrecipients
The Town allocates indirect costs as limited by the grant requirements. The Town’s policy is not to charge federal award programs with indirect costs.

Finding Details

CFINDINGS RELATED TO FEDERAL AWARDS Finding: 2024-001 – Untimely Submission of Data Collection form (Significant Deficiency and Compliance Finding) Agency: Department of Treasury ALN # and Title : ALN #21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Criteria: Per 2 CFR 200.512 Report Submission. (a)(1) the audit must be completed, and the Data Collection Form and reporting package must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s report, or nine months after the end of the audit period. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, the reporting package is due on the following next business day. Condition: In performing the audit for the current year, the filing is past the due date. The Towns’ established controls for financial reporting, including the preparation of a complete and accurate schedule of federal awards (SEFA) and filing of the DCF were not adhered to, resulting in the late filings to DCF. Questioned Costs: None noted Effect: Per CFR 200.512, the auditor must report the following as an audit finding in a schedule of findings and questioned costs. The Town is not in compliance with the Date Collection Form reporting deadline. Cause: The Town did not employ a Comptroller during most of 2024, whwhich resulted in a delay in the completion of the Single Audit. Recommendation: We recommend that the Town monitor compliance by following their established controls and processes to prepare and file an accurate SEFA by its due date. Management’s Corrective Action Plan: Management has indicated that they have put certain procedures in place as detailed in the Corrective Action Plan located in Appendix A