Finding 29973 (2022-001)

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Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-06-05
Audit: 36209
Organization: Eagle Court Apartments (MN)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The security deposit liability account was underfunded by $308 as of September 30, 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: The Project must maintain a security deposit cash balance that exceeds the liability balance.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Management should conduct monthly reviews of the security deposit cash balance against the liability to ensure proper funding.

Finding Text

EAGLE COURT APARTMENTS HUD PROJECT NO. 092-EE062 SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 C. Findings and Questioned Costs - Major Federal Award Programs Audit Questioned Costs DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FINDING 2022-001: SECTION 202, Assistance Listing Number 14.157 Condition: The Project's security deposit liability account was underfunded at September 30, 2022. Criteria: The Project should have a security deposit cash balance in excess of the security deposit liability balance. Effect: The security deposit account was underfunded by $308. Context: The security deposit funding was tested at September 30, 2022. No sample was tested. Questioned costs $308 Cause: Management failed to recognize that the security deposit liability account was underfunded at September 30, 2022. Recommendation: The Project should carefully review the statement of financial position to make sure the security deposit liability account is funded. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Project agrees with the finding. Management will be reminded to review the tenant security deposit cash balance versus the security deposit liabilty balance on a monthly basis. Questioned Costs - Department of Housing and Urban Development $308 Non-compliance code - M

Corrective Action Plan

EAGLE COURT APARTMENTS HUD PROJECT NO. 092-EE062 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Eagle Court Apartments respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Hinrichs & Associates, Ltd. 1000 Shelard Parkway, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55426 Audit Period: September 30, 2022 The findings from the September 30, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Section A of the schedule, Summary of Audit Results, does not include findings and is not addressed. FINDINGS - FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT NONE FINDINGS - FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FINDING 2022-001: SECTION 202, Assistance Listing Number 14.157 The Project's security deposit liability account was underfunded at September 30, 2022. Recommendation: The Project should carefully review the statement of financial position to make sure the security deposit liability account is funded. Action Taken: The Project agrees with the finding. Management will be reminded to review the tenant security deposit cash balance versus the security deposit liabilty balance on a monthly basis. The finding was corrected in December 2022. If the Department of Housing and Urban Development has questions regarding this plan, please call Craig Ritter at 320-584-2423.

Categories

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.157 Section 202 Capital Advance $957,900
14.871 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments $53,192