Finding 369345 (2023-003)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-02-15

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There was a material weakness in internal controls, leading to incorrect reporting of the match calculation.
  • Impacted Requirements: The organization failed to maintain proper review and documentation processes as required by GAAP.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement an approval form with signatures to ensure clear accountability for preparing and reviewing match reports.

Finding Text

2023 – 003- Matching Calculation Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Program Title: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Black Grant (SABG) Assistance Listing Number: 93.959 Award Period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2024 -Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Compliance -Other Matters Criteria: The Drug Prevention Resource Center d/b/a InnerAct Alliance’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal controls to ensure that transactions are properly recorded and reported in the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Part of the internal control process includes proper review and documentation of such review of transactions during the normal course of business. Condition: During review of yearly match calculation report, It was noted the match was not correctly reported. Questioned costs: NA Context: InnerAct accidently submitted their mid-year numbers instead of their final year-end report on the annual match report, causing an underreporting of the match. Upon noting the error, which was identified by CLA, InnerAct submitted a modified report. Cause: Lack of proper review. Repeat finding: No Recommendation: We recommend documenting via an approval form with written or electronic signatures designating who is preparing and who is reviewing match form. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: No disagreement.

Corrective Action Plan

Matching Calculation Condition: During review of yearly match calculation report, It was noted the match was not correctly reported. Recommendation: We recommend documenting via an approval form with written or electronic signatures designating who is preparing and who is reviewing match form. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned/taken in response to finding: Match reports are input into a data document that includes providers in 14 counties. For this reason, our managing entity was requested to send our version without the other counties. The wrong version was sent (quarter 3 instead of final year end version) therefore from this date forward we will keep each quarterly version in our database with added line items that list the preparer and tile approval w/date. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Angie Ellison Immediate: Staff will go back to quarter 1 of 23/24 year and make these changes with copies in database as well as preparer and approval lines w/date. These documents will be prepared in this fashion from this date forward.

Categories

Material Weakness Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 369344 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 369346 2023-004
    Material Weakness
  • 945786 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 945787 2023-003
    Material Weakness
  • 945788 2023-004
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.959 Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse $981,705