Finding 194 (2023-001)

Internal Control Impact: Materail weakness. Repeat Finding: No. Questioned Costs: No. Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.510(b) requires the auditee to prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) that must contain all federal awards expended during the period. 2 CFR section 200.502 requires proper tracking and accounting of federal expenditures incurred under the same basis of accounting as the basic financial statements to ensure proper cutoff and reporting. Condition: The School did not adequately track its expenditures of federal awards and did not prepare a complete SEFA as of the year end. Cause: The School did not have an adequate process to track expenditures of federal awards. This resulted in the School not being aware that they had expended more than $750,000 of federal awards during the year and would be subject to the Uniform Guidance. Effect: Failure to adequately track expenditures of federal awards could result in the SEFA being prepared inaccurately or in an untimely manner. Recommendation: Marshall Jones recommends that the School establish a process to track the expenditures of federal awards during the year. This will help the School to be aware of crossing the Uniform Guidance threshold, enabling the School to prepare the SEFA accurately and timely. Views of Responsible Officials: Management of the School concurs with the finding. Please refer to the Corrective Action Plan.