Finding 1097643 (2024-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-02-04

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District incorrectly recorded May and June 2024 NSLP reimbursement claims in the wrong fiscal year.
  • Impacted Requirements: Federal reimbursement claims must be accurately recorded to the correct fiscal year to ensure compliance and prevent financial misstatements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement controls to ensure future reimbursements are recorded in the correct fiscal year, starting in fiscal year 24-25.

Finding Text

SA-2024-04 - SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAM: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559 Child Nutrition Cluster SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT: Federal reimbursement claims are required to be recorded to the correctfiscal year in the general ledger.CONDITION: We noted in our testing of NSLP reimbursements, the District recorded the May 2024 and June 2024 claims to the incorrect fiscal year. CRITERIA: NSLP claims should be recorded in the correct fiscal year. EFFECT: Without controls in place to make sure NSLP claims are recorded in the correct fiscal year, there exists the possibility of material misstatement to the financial statement and non compliance to the grant. CAUSE: The finance office experienced turn over in the fiscal year under audit. RECOMMENDATION: We recommend the District record reimbursements in the correct fiscal year. VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS: Reimbursements from the state for meal claims for the months of May and June were received in July 2024 (in the new fiscal year). Due to turnover in the District's business office, they were recorded when they were received (as revenue) rather than accounts receivable. Moving forward, the District will recognize meal reimbursement revenue in the fiscal year that it is for, and the proper amounts will be applied to the proper accounts, and confirmed via multi-step review. This will take affect starting in fiscal year 24-25.

Categories

Cash Management School Nutrition Programs Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 521196 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 521197 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 521198 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 521199 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 521200 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 521201 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 521202 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 521203 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1097638 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1097639 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1097640 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1097641 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1097642 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1097644 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1097645 2024-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $526,165
84.425 Covid-19-Education Stabilization Fund $482,032
10.555 National School Lunch Program $448,469
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $377,395
10.553 School Breakfast Program $123,013
84.126 Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States $90,444
66.039 Diesel Emission Reduction Act (dera) National Grants $79,215
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $58,673
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $26,306
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $18,834
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $17,604
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $15,333
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $6,603
10.185 Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program $5,474
84.011 Migrant Education State Grant Program $3,248
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $653