Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Listing Number: 14.181 Award Period: 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: According to the client's internal control over payroll disbursements, hourly employees must maintain timesheets which are approved and signed by the property manager. Condition: Upon performing testing over payroll disbursements, we noted that there was no approval of the timesheets for payroll disbursements tested. Questioned costs: None Context: The timesheet for one out of five payroll disbursements tested was not properly approved by the property manager. Cause: Turnover of property manager at the property management company and weaknesses in internal controls over payroll disbursements. Effect: There is no evidence of proper approval of payroll disbursement. Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: We recommend that management strengthen controls over review of payroll. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Listing Number: 14.181 Award Period: 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Department of Housing and Urban Development requires any surplus funds in the project funds account at the end of the fiscal year to be deposited in a federally insured account within 60 days following the end of the fiscal year. Condition: As of June 30, 2024, Continuum Supportive Housing of West Hartford, Inc. has a surplus cash of $50,759. The required deposit into a residual receipt account was not made within 60 days following the end of the fiscal year. Questioned costs: None Context: We reviewed the surplus cash calculation noting that the Project has a surplus cash of $50,759 at the end of the fiscal year 2024. Surplus cash should have been deposited within 60 days following the end of the fiscal year. Cause: This was an oversight by management. Effect: The required deposit was not made as required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: We recommend management to ensure that required deposits are made 60 days following the fiscal year-end. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.