Finding 1079628 (2021-101)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2021
Accepted
2024-10-21
Audit: 325282
Organization: Apache County, Arizona (AZ)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The County failed to submit the single audit reporting package on time for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, which is a repeat finding.
  • Impacted Requirements: This noncompliance violates federal requirements for timely reporting as outlined in the Uniform Guidance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The County should assess and allocate more resources to the accounting and year-end closing processes to ensure timely submissions in the future.

Finding Text

Finding 2021-101 Single Audit Reporting Package Not Filed Timely (Repeat Finding) (Material Weakness, Compliance Finding) Assistance Listing Number: 21.019 Cluster Title: N/A Program Titles: Coronavirus Relief Funds Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Award Year: 2020 Award Number: None Compliance Requirement: Reporting Question Costs: None Criteria: The terms of the County’s federally funded grants and contracts and the Uniform Guidance require the submission of a single audit reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within nine months of the auditees’ fiscal year-end. A six (6) month extension was provided due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Condition and context: The County’s single audit reporting package for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, was not submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within nine months after the County’s year-end or within the extended period. This finding is similar to prior year finding 2020- 101. Cause: The cause was a continued lack of resources devoted to the accounting and year-end closing. Effect: The effect is the untimely submission of the single audit reporting package resulting in noncompliance with federal requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that the County evaluate its resources necessary to complete the year-end closing and financial reporting process and consider the need to devote additional resources to the financial reporting process. Doing so will improve the timeliness of the County’s submittal to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. County’s Response: The County’s responsible officials’ views and planned corrective action are in its corrective action plan at the end of the report.

Categories

Reporting Material Weakness

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 503185 2021-103
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 503186 2021-101
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 503187 2021-102
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 503188 2021-104
    Material Weakness
  • 1079627 2021-103
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1079629 2021-102
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1079630 2021-104
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $4.91M
10.665 Schools and Roads - Grants to States $558,547
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $376,056
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $238,545
93.539 Immunization Infrastructure and Performance $192,596
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $169,096
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $136,169
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $123,092
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $83,193
10.557 Wic Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $81,074
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $69,484
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $60,281
10.351 Rural Business Development Grant $54,917
10.664 Cooperative Forestry Assistance $54,363
97.047 Bric: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities $51,619
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $50,820
90.404 Hava Election Security Grants $19,623
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $15,436
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $9,632
16.034 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $5,681
45.310 Grants to States $3,893
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $790