Finding Text
Material Weakness – 2024-003 - Supporting Documentation and Review and Approval for Federal Expenditures (Repeat Finding)
Finding Type: Material weakness in internal controls over compliance and immaterial non-compliance.
Federal Program: 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Transits.
Compliance Requirements:
Allowable Activities and Allowable Costs.
Questioned Costs: There were no questioned costs as a result of this finding.
Criteria: Management is responsible for verifying that federal expenditures are in compliance with allowable costs and allowable activities.
Condition/Finding: The Authority had instances during accounts payable, payroll, and journal entry testing where documentation of expenditures lacked evidence of review by senior management.
Cause: Lack of documentation of review and approval by management of certain elements of accounts payable, payroll, and journal entries.
Effect: Increased risk of errors or misstatements in financial records related to federal funds.
Recommendation: The Authority should implement procedures for the independent review and approval by management over all accounts payable, payroll, and journal entries related to federal funds.
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(Corrective Action): [See Corrective Action Plan]