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Criteria: Per 2 CFR 200.328 and the Cooperative Agreement with the US Army, the Reporting Requirements state that (a) interim performance reports must be submitted in electronic form, (b) contain detail technical progress to date and report on all problems, technical issues, or major developments that arose during the reporting period, and (c) be submitted quarterly within 30 days after completion of the reporting period throughout the term of the agreement.
Condition: During the process of performing our audit, we noted that the interim performance report for two of two quarters selected during the period July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 were not submitted within 30 days after completion of the reporting period.
Questioned costs: None noted
Effect: The auditor must report late submission of interim performance reports as audit findings in a schedule of findings and questioned costs. The Association is not in compliance with the interim performance reporting deadline.
Cause: The interim performance reports were all completed on the same date and were submitted, via e-mail, in one batch for the entire period of July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024, in October 2024 instead of the required reporting due dates for each quarter.
Recommendation: We recommend that the Association monitor reporting compliance by understanding the reporting requirements and establishing controls and processes to complete the timely filing of the interim performance reporting package by the due date.
Management’s Corrective Action Plan: Management has indicated that they have put certain procedures in place as detailed in the Corrective Action Plan located in Appendix A of the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs.