Finding 1172059 (2024-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-02-03
Audit: 385185
Auditor: KPMG LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Company lacked proper controls for reporting SLFRF expenditures, leading to misclassification and incorrect accounting methods.
  • Impacted Requirements: Expenditures were inaccurately reported on the SEFA due to ineffective communication and lack of documented procedures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement better communication between departments and establish clear procedures for recording expenditures to ensure compliance with federal reporting standards.

Finding Text

The Company did not have adequate controls for reporting expenditures on the SEFA for the COVID-19: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Specifically, management stated that ineffective communication between the grants and accounting departments led to the creation of a general ledger account for SLFRF that was not properly coded as a federal award. Additionally, the Company lacked documented procedures for recording expenditures in the correct fiscal year. This resulted in management erroneously recording expenditures on the SEFA using the cash basis rather than the accrual basis of accounting. Due to these conditions, the Company identified two errors during fiscal year 2024: • $676,054 of fiscal year 2023 SLFRF expenditures were incorrectly included on the June 30, 2024 SEFA because the award had not been identified as federal in the general ledger. • $291,465 of fiscal year 2024 SLFRF expenditures were incorrectly excluded from the June 30, 2024 SEFA because the Company used the cash basis instead of the accrual basis of accounting. As a result, the June 30, 2024 SEFA was restated to reduce SLFRF expenditures by $384,589.

Corrective Action Plan

Management will strengthen internal controls over the reporting of expenditures on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) to ensure it is complete and accurate. The Company will provide additional training to staff to better understand the importance of the reporting requirements and how to properly record federal awards in the general ledger. Management will work directly with the accounting and grants departments when the Company receives new awards to ensure that all award information is reviewed appropriately to determine if it is a federal award.

Categories

Reporting

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $752,917
16.575 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE $360,905
93.395 CANCER TREATMENT RESEARCH $5,708