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2022-010: U.S. Department of Education Passed through Opportunity 180 Charter Schools, 84.282 Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Grant Award Number: Affects all grant awards included under assistance listing 84.282 on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Criteria: Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) section 200.303 provides that non-federal entities must establish and maintain effective internal control that provides reasonable assurance that the non-federal entity is managing the federal award in compliance federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. A key component of effective internal control is the segregation of duties through a review and approval process. Condition: Payroll costs charged to the program did not have evidence of review by an individual independent of the preparation of the allocation to the program. Cause: The School did not have adequate internal controls to ensure review of payroll costs charged to the program occurred and was documented. Effect: Unallowable costs may be charged to the program and not detected by the School. Questioned Costs: None noted Context/Sampling: A non-statistical sample of four payroll transactions out of a population of 29 was selected for testing. There was no evidence of review on any of the four transactions tested. Repeat Finding from Prior Year: No Recommendation: We recommend the School enhance internal controls to ensure review of payroll costs charged to the program occurs and is documented. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with this finding.