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Finding 2022-002- Significant Deficiency Reserve for Bad Debt Program: USDA Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) CFDA No.: 10.767 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pass Through: N/A Award Numbers: N/A Award Year: 2022 Fiscal Year Compliance Requirement: Cash Management Questioned Costs: N/A Criteria: Per the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) reporting requirements, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires IRP funding recipients to establish a reserve for bad debts of not less than 6 percent of outstanding ultimate recipient loans over the first three years of participation in the IRP program and then have that reserve be maintained throughout the duration of the program agreement. Condition: While performing testing over federal award reporting procedures in accordance with the IRP it was noted that Fresno Community Development Financial Institution dba Access Plus Capital (the Organization), did not maintain a 6 percent reserve for bad debt of outstanding ultimate recipient loans, as required in accordance with the IRP for the year ended December 31, 2022. Cause: The required 6 percent reserve for bad debt of outstanding ultimate recipient loans was not met. Based on outstanding IRP loan receivable balances as of December 31, 2022, the required 6 percent Reserve for Uncollectable balance should be $41,780, while the actual balance per the IRP general ledger detail was $13,000, for a difference of $28,780. Effect: As a result, the Organization was not in compliance with the USDA?s 6 percent reserve for bad debt requirement for the year ended December 31, 2022. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization ensure that the IRP reserve for bad debt always contains at least 6 percent of the outstanding IRP loan receivable balances in compliance with the IRP policy and cash management requirements.