Finding 1169354 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
ABELN
Questioned Costs
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Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-16
Audit: 382289
Organization: Centennial Square (MN)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Centennial Square lacks sufficient internal controls to detect material misstatements in financial statements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Internal controls must ensure financial statements are accurate and comply with U.S. GAAP.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Evaluate and enhance financial reporting processes and controls to improve detection of misstatements.

Finding Text

2025–002 Type of Finding: - Material Misstatements Corrected During Audit Process Condition: Centennial Square does not have sufficient internal controls to detect material misstatement of the annual financial statements. Criteria or Specific Requirement: Internal controls should be in place to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are free of material misstatement and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Effect: The absence of sufficient internal controls could result in undetected material misstatements in the financial statements, compromising their reliability and accuracy. Cause: Centennial Square lacks adequate internal controls to identify and correct material misstatements in their financial statements. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: Centennial Square should evaluate their financial reporting processes and controls, including the expertise of its internal staff, to determine whether additional controls over the preparation of annual financial statements can be implemented to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management will evaluate controls, processes, and job duties during the upcoming year in order to ensure the control structure is sufficient to detect material misstatement to the financial statements.

Corrective Action Plan

2025-002 Section 202 Capital Advance – Assistance Listing No. 14.157 Recommendation: Centennial Square should evaluate their financial reporting processes and controls, including the expertise of its internal staff, to determine whether additional controls over the preparation of their annual financial statements can be implemented to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Management will evaluate controls, processes, and job duties during the upcoming year in order to ensure the control structure is sufficient to detect material misstatement to the consolidated financial statements. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tammy Gjerde, Finance Director

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1169353 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.157 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY $2.48M
14.195 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) $53,341