Finding 1176727 (2021-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2021
Accepted
2026-03-06
Audit: 390654
Organization: Chuloonawick Native Village (AK)

AI Summary

  • Answer: Missing documentation for expenditures during the audit period raises concerns about financial reporting accuracy.
  • Trend: There is a pattern of inadequate document retention, leading to difficulties in verifying accounting records.
  • List: Ensure all financial documents are organized, retrievable, and preserved for future audits to support accounting transactions.

Finding Text

Lack of Documentation Condition: Supporting documentation could not be located for expenditures for period under audit. Criteria: Documentation that supports significant accounting balances and transaction cycles needs to be retained until their use is no longer relevant for financial reporting. Cause: Financial documents were not maintained or retained for the period under audit. Effect: Documentation that would confirm and support amounts and transactions in the accounting records is not available. Recommendation: Accounting records need to be accounted for, organized into a retrievable format, and preserved. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: See corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Chuloonawick Native Village agrees with the finding and will retain documentation supporting its expenditures for subsequent audits and train all new staff correct filing procedures.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1176728 2021-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1176729 2021-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $1.71M
14.862 INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM $900,000
15.021 CONSOLIDATED TRIBAL GOVERNMENT $129,603
15.024 INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACT SUPPORT $86,000
66.926 INDIAN ENVIRONMENTAL GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (GAP) $82,290
21.019 CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND $25,754
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $22,319
15.059 INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS $11,782
15.026 INDIAN ADULT EDUCATION $10,500
15.130 INDIAN EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS $4,830