Finding 1174652 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-02-19
Audit: 388195
Organization: Lifeworks, Inc. and Affiliates (MA)
Auditor: COHNREZNICK LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Residual receipts deposits of $34,811 were not made on time, violating HUD requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Deposits must be made within 90 days of year-end as per §880.601(e).
  • Recommended Follow-up: Management should implement effective internal controls to ensure timely deposits in the future.

Finding Text

Finding 2025–001 – Significant Deficiency – Cash Management – Residual receipts deposits not made timely Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Project-Based Rental assistance – Section 8 Project-based Cluster Federal Award Identification Number and Year: MA06T831033-25Z, MA06T791016-25Z. Program year is 2025. Assistance Listing Number: 14.195 Criteria In accordance with §880.601(e), Use of Project Funds, any remaining project funds must be deposited with the mortgagee or other HUD-approved depository in an interest-bearing residual receipts account. In accordance with HUD, residual receipts reserve deposits should be made within 90 days of year end. Condition During the year ended June 30, 2025, management did not make the required residual receipts reserve deposit in the amount of $34,811, within 90 days of June 30, 2024 as required by HUD. The residual receipts amount was deposited in October 2025. Cause Controls are not in place to ensure that required residual receipts reserve deposits are made timely. Effect The Corporation is not in compliance with the requirements of the Regulatory Agreement. Questioned Costs Not applicable. Context All deposits that were required to be made to the residual receipts account during the year ended June 30, 2025, were not made timely. These delinquent deposits represent 100% of the population. Identification as Repeat Finding This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation Management should establish internal controls and procedures to ensure that required residual receipts reserve deposits are made timely. Views of Responsible Officials Management acknowledges that certain internal controls did not operate effectively during year ended June 30, 2025. We have since implemented controls to ensure the residual receipts required deposits are timely made within 90 days of year end.

Corrective Action Plan

The findings from the June 30, 2025 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. A. Current Findings on the Schedule of Findings and Recommendations 1. Finding 2025-001 - Residual receipts deposits not made timely - Significant Deficiency Federal Program Name: Project-Based Rental Assistance - Section 8 Project Based Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 14.195 Federal Award Identfication Number and Year: MA06T831033-25Z, MA06T791016-25Z. Program year - 2025. a. Issue: During the year ended June 30, 2025, management did not make the required residual receipts reserve deposit in the amount of $34,811, within 90 days of June 30, 2024 as required by HUD. The residual receipts amount was deposited in October 2025. b. Recommendation: Management should establish internal controls and procedures to ensure that required residual receipts reserve deposits are made timely. c. Action taken: Management agrees with the finding and has implemented controls to ensure the residual receipts deposits are timely made within 90 days of year end. B. Status of Corrective Actions on Findings Reported in the Schedule of the Status of Prior Audit Findings, Questioned Costs and Recommendations No prior year audit findings identified.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Cash Management

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1174651 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.157 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY $155,451
14.195 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) $140,155
84.126 REHABILITATION SERVICES VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION GRANTS TO STATES $22,515
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $8,393