Audit 372764

FY End
2025-03-31
Total Expended
$18.42M
Findings
1
Programs
5
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2025-12-02

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1163254 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
14.871 SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS $14.97M Yes 1
14.850 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND $1.67M Yes 0
14.872 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND $1.57M Yes 0
14.895 JOBS-PLUS PILOT INITIATIVE $129,356 Yes 0
14.870 RESIDENT OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES - SERVICE COORDINATORS $76,915 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
M7HSMS617Z56 Tina Bartlett Auditee
8169940204 Cole Monroe Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying schedule presents the expenditures incurred (and related awards received) by Independence Housing Authority (the Authority) that are reimbursable under federal programs of federal agencies providing financial assistance awards. For the purpose of this schedule, only the portion of the program expenditures reimbursable with such federal funds is reported in the accompanying schedule. Program expenditures in excess of the maximum federal reimbursement authorized or the portion of the program expenditures that were funded with local or other nonfederal funds are excluded from the accompanying schedule. This schedule also only includes the amounts expended by the Authority, none of the amount expended, if any, by the blended or discretely present component units have been included.
The expenditures included in the accompanying schedule were reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the related liability is incurred. Expenditures reported included any property or equipment acquisitions incurred under the federal program. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of the basic financial statements.
The Authority has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed in the Uniform Guidance, section 414.

Finding Details

Questioned Costs None Criteria "The PHA must inspect the unit leased to a family at least bi-annually to determine if the unit meets Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the PHA must conduct quality control re‐inspections. The PHA must prepare a unit inspection report (24 CFR §§982.405, 983.103). " Condition During our audit, we noted multiple instances where failed HQS inspections did not have the proper support for the failed HQS inspection. Therefore, the Authority falls out of the HQS inspection compliance as noted in the Uniform Guidance Part IV HUD 14.871. Context We selected a sample of 18 out of 175 failed inspections that occurred during the fiscal year. Out of the 18 samples selected, 2 of those lacked the proper documentation of a follow up passed inspection. With an error rate of 11%, the total number of deviations would be 19.4 if the average holds consistent across the population. Cause Controls over compliance associated with the Authority’s grants of federal funds are inadequate. Effect The Authority is non‐compliant with the federal regulations over this federal program, this could potentially result in significant operating and financial penalties. Recommendations We suggest the Authority structure a system capable of properly overseeing compliance with regulations relative to these grants as well as maintaining more accurate and complete documentation of adherence to compliance. Management Views Management agrees and has a Corrective Action Plan detailing the course of action to be taken in the next fiscal year.