Finding 1114711 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2025-03-27
Audit: 349263
Organization: Clinton Ecumenical Housing INC (IA)

AI Summary

  • Issue: The Organization failed to deposit surplus cash into the residual receipt reserve within the required 90 days after the annual audit report.
  • Impact: This non-compliance with HUD requirements could lead to financial penalties or loss of funding.
  • Follow-up: The Executive Director will ensure timely deposits moving forward and implement procedures to prevent future lapses.

Finding Text

2022-001: The Organization did not make the required deposit of surplus cash into their residual receipt reserve account as calculated on their prior fiscal year-end audit report as required by HUD. Criteria: The Organization is required to deposit their surplus cash into their residual receipt reserve within 90 days after receiving their annual audit report. Condition: The Organization did not deposit their surplus cash into their residual receipt reserve within 90 days after receipt of their annual audit report. Effect: The Organization was not in compliance with the HUD requirement to deposit their surplus cash into their residual receipt reserve on time. Cause: The Organization had a change in staff and the requirement to make this deposit was not clearly conveyed to the employee responsible for making the deposit. Recommendation: We recommend the Executive Director utilize the annual audit reports to make any surplus cash deposits into the Organization's residual receipt reserve in a timely manner as required by the HUD agreement. Depositing the cumulative surplus cash amount as calculated on this year's audit report will remedy the undeposited surplus cash from the prior year. Response: The Executive Director agreed with the recommendation and will implement necessary procedures to ensure that any surplus cash amounts are properly deposited in accordance with the HUD agreement.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 538269 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.155 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase Or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects $1.37M
14.182 Lower Income Housing Assistance Program_section 8 New Construction/substantial Rehabilitation $381,110