Finding 1092734 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2024-12-20
Audit: 334141
Organization: Union County, Arkansas (AR)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Union County, Arkansas submitted the data collection form and reporting package late, missing the deadline set by federal guidelines.
  • Impacted Requirements: The submission must occur within 30 days of receiving the auditor's report or within nine months after the audit period ends, as per 2 CFR part 200.512.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Union County should collaborate with its financial statement auditor to ensure timely completion of audits in the future.

Finding Text

CFDA No. 14.228 HUD CDBG Federal Agency Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass-through Agency Arkansas Economic Development Commission Criteria: Per guidance provided in 2 CFR part 200.512, the audit must be completed, and the data collection form and reporting package must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s report(s), or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition/Context: The reporting package was not prepared within the allowed timeframe. Effect: Union County, Arkansas filed a late submission of the data collection form and reporting package for the audit period. Questioned Costs: None. Cause: Union County, Arkansas was unable to prepare the package timely due to Union County, Arkansas’s financial statement audit being completed subsequent to the deadline. Recommendation: Union County, Arkansas should work with its financial statement auditor to ensure that financial statement audits are completed in a timely manner. Views of Responsible Officials: Union County, Arkansas recognizes the importance of complying with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance and the need for a timely submission of the data collection form and reporting package. Union County, Arkansas is audited by Arkansas Legislative Audit and will work with auditors to ensure timely completion of its financial statement audits. See also corrective action plan.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $596,500
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $510,466
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $289,046
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $33,122
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $19,997
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $8,524
15.226 Payments in Lieu of Taxes $1,963