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Per HUD Guidance the Payment Standard used for the tenant and the Utility Allowance claculations should be based on the lower of the Unit size and Voucher size. During testing we uncovered 6 instances in which the incorrect bedroom size was used to calculate the tenant's Payment Standard. There were also 6 instances in which the incorrect bedroom size was used to calculate the tenant's Utility Allowance. This totals out to be a 15% fail rate. The Authority manages 183 Housing Choice Vouchers during the year and had 1,906 vouchers leased during the year . As per the AICPA sampling requirements, we tested 40 files for multiple compliance requirements. During the testing period the Authority used a third party management company to handle tenant files and recertifications. As a result of this, procedures to ensure that the appropriate voucher size to calculate utility allowance was not adhered to on a consistent basis. Tenant payments due to landlords were incorrectly calculated, HAP payments incorrectly calculated. Management should review tenant files to ensure that the appropriate utility allowance is used for the type of unit under contract. Management agrees.