Finding Text
Federal agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal program title: Community Facilities Loans and Grants
CFDA Number: 10.766
Pass-Through Agency: N/A
Pass-Through Number(s): N/A
Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control in and over Compliance
Compliance Requirement: Reporting
Criteria or specific requirement: Surrounding reporting activities, the Hospital’s internal controls should be designed to assure all reporting completed under program guidelines.
Condition: During our testing, we identified the Hospital did not have internal controls in place to ensure reporting was completed in accordance with USDA guidelines.
Questioned costs: None
Context: During our testing, it was identified that the Hospital’s audit was not completed and submitted within 9 months of fiscal year end.
Cause: The Hospital’s financial statement audit was delayed due to delays in finalizing the fiscal year end 2021 audit.
Effect: Financial reporting was not completed timely in accordance with USDA guidelines.
Repeat Finding: N/A
Recommendation: We recommend the Hospital design controls to ensure that reporting is completing in accordance with latest USDA guidelines.
Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.