Finding 1182213 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-24

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Monthly performance reports submitted to the City of Baltimore contained inaccuracies compared to accounting records.
  • Impacted Requirements: Internal controls are needed to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should implement procedures to reconcile the federal award subsidiary ledger with the general ledger before report submission.

Finding Text

Condition: During our testing of reporting, we noted the expenditures reported in the monthly performance reports submitted to the City of Baltimore did not agree to the underlying accounting records. Criteria: The Uniform Guidance requires organizations to establish internal controls to detect potential noncompliance. Cause: While all monthly performance reports were submitted timely and reviewed by the appropriate level of management, there were misstatements in the underlying accounting for federal awards. Effect: Expenditures reported on the monthly performance reports were inaccurate. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement control procedures to ensure the federal award subsidiary ledger is appropriate and complete prior to report submission. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Visit Baltimore, Inc. and Subsidiary has implemented procedures to reconcile the federal award subsidiary ledger to the general ledger prior to submission of monthly performance reports. Additional review controls have been established to ensure reported expenditures agree to the underlying accounting records.

Corrective Action Plan

Visit Baltimore, Inc. and Subsidiary has implemented procedures to reconcile the federal award subsidiary ledger to the general ledger prior to submission of monthly performance reports. Additional review controls have been established to ensure reported expenditures agree to the underlying accounting records.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1182212 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $1.00M