Finding Text
Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.510(b) requires the auditee to prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (“SEFA”) that must contain all federal awards expended during the period. 2 CFR section 200.502 requires proper tracking and accounting of federal expenditures incurred under the same basis of accounting as the basic financial statements to ensure proper cutoff and reporting.
Condition: The School failed to timely prepare a complete and accurate SEFA.
Cause: The School did not have an adequate process to track expenditures of federal awards for which purchases were made on the School’s behalf by the pass-through grantor. This resulted in the School’s initial draft of their SEFA not including all federal expenditures made by the School.
Effect: Failure to adequately track all expenditures of federal awards could result in the SEFA being prepared inaccurately or in an untimely manner.
Recommendation: Marshall Jones recommends that the School establish a process to track the expenditures of federal awards during the year, including awards for which purchases are made on the School’s behalf by the pass-through grantor. This will better enable the School to timely prepare a complete and accurate SEFA.
Views of Responsible
Officials: Management of the School concurs with the finding. Please refer to the Corrective Action Plan.