Finding 20524 (2022-003)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-09-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Tenant information was not submitted monthly to the MINC system from April to December 2022, leading to missed rental assistance payments.
  • Impacted Requirements: Monthly reporting of tenant information is essential for receiving rental assistance payments.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should establish a process to ensure timely entry of tenant information into the MINC system to avoid future cash flow issues.

Finding Text

Criteria: Information regarding the tenants are to be entered into the USDA Management Interactive Network Connection (MINC) system on a monthly basis to allow for payment of the monthly rental assistance payment. Condition/Context: Tenant information was not submitted monthly during the period April through December 2022. This resulted in no payments for rental assistance received during this period. Cause: Management did not have access to the system due to a change in project managers and not following through timely to submit the required reports. Effect: The organization was owed $ 41,102 for past due rental assistance payments. This resulted in cash flow issues for the organization. Questioned Costs: None Repeat Finding: Not a repeat finding. Recommendation: Management needs to ensure information is entered timely into the MINC system to ensure rental assistance payments are received timely.

Corrective Action Plan

The Authority has multiple staff with access to MINC to ensure timely entry. The Authority implemented a series of checks and balances with respect to the process of entering information, including internal checklists and additional staff that review checklists to meet compliance.

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Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.415 Rural Rental Housing Loans $790,573
10.427 Rural Rental Assistance Payments $97,117