Finding Text
Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Program Name: Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Listing Number: 14.181
Award Period: 2024
Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters
Criteria or Specific Requirement: Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed.
Condition: Upon performing testing over payroll disbursements, we noted a discrepancy between the documented hours on the timesheet and the amount billed by the managing agent to the Project.
Questioned Costs: None
Context: The timesheet for 1 out of 5 payroll disbursements tested did not match the amount billed by the managing agent to the Project.
Cause: This was an oversight by management.
Effect: Overpayment of payroll to the managing agent.
Repeat Finding: No
Recommendation: We recommend that management review the amount billed to the Project and compare it to the timesheet to ensure that the amount billed is accurate.
Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.