FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Reporting Audit Finding: Material Weakness Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the reporting compliance requirement. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure accurate information was presented in order to be in compliance with the reporting requirements. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of effective reviews could have also allowed noncompliance with the compliance requirements and allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by the review process not ensuring there was accurate reporting of the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $9,633 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated taking the number of meals overclaimed times the IDOE reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, and fruits and vegetables for the month tested. The net overclaimed reimbursement amount for the four months tested was $9,633. Context: We noted that for all four claims in our sample of four claims, the meal counts were overclaimed for each month. We noted that in October 2020, the School Corporation had overclaimed lunches by 823 meals and breakfast by 512 meals, in April 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 210 meals and breakfast by 58 meals, in October 2021, had overclaimed lunches by 90 meals and breakfast by 632 meals, and in April 2022, had overclaimed breakfast by 984 meals and fresh fruits and vegetables by 114. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. sponsor claim reimbursement summaries are correct. This review should be performed by someone other than the individual submitting the claims and we recommend this review be formally documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Audit Finding: Significant Deficiency Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.303 states in part: "The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal awards in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in 'Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the 'Internal Control Integrated Framework', issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). . . ." 7 CFR 210.21(f)(1) states in part: ". . . (ii)(A) The contractor must separately identify for each cost submitted for payment to the school food authority the amount of that cost that is allowable (can be paid from the nonprofit school food service account) and the amount that is unallowable (cannot be paid from the nonprofit school food service account); or (B) The contractor must exclude all unallowable costs from its billing documents and certify that only allowable costs are submitted for payment and records have been established that maintain the visibility of unallowable costs, including directly associated costs in a manner suitable for contract cost determination and verification; (iii) The contractor's determination of its allowable costs must be made in compliance with the applicable Departmental and Program regulations and Office of Management and Budget cost circulars; . . . (vi) The contractor must maintain documentation of costs and discounts, rebates and other applicable credits, and must furnish such documentation upon request to the school food authority, the State agency, or the Department." Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Allowable Costs/Cost Principles compliance requirements. Cause: The School Corporation's management had not developed a system of internal controls to ensure compliance with the compliance requirements listed above. Effect: The failure to establish an effective internal control system placed the School Corporation at risk of noncompliance with the grant agreement and the compliance requirements. A lack of proper internal controls could have allowed the misuse and mismanagement of federal funds and assets by not having proper oversight, reviews, and approvals over the activities of the programs. Questioned Costs: There were $166 of known questioned costs identified. The known questioned costs were calculated by taking the employee?s contracted hourly rate multiplied by the number of regular hours the employee worked (79 hours) per the reviewed time sheet for the two-week period and then factoring in what their Food Service overtime rate would be multiplied by the overtime the employee worked (1 hour) that should have been charged to fund 800. This was then compared to the pay amount that was actually charged to the food service program for that time period per the payroll distribution report, which resulted in an overpayment of $166 that was charged to fund 800. Context: During testing of 10 payroll disbursements for allowable costs/cost principles, we noted there was one instance where the timecard for the Food Services employee displayed 79 total hours of normal pay and one hour of overtime for the two-week period. We reviewed the payroll distribution report for this time period and note that the employee was paid for 69.5 hours of normal pay and 10.5 hours of overtime. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable: No. Recommendation: We recommend that the School Corporation establish an effective review control to ensure the hours paid to employees agrees to the time sheet for the corresponding timeframe as well as the correct rate is being paid. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.