Finding 382748 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-03-21
Audit: 296354
Organization: Municipality of Moca (PR)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Municipality submitted reports with discrepancies compared to accounting records.
  • Impacted Requirements: Noncompliance with reporting requirements for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Verify expenses against the accounting system before report submission to ensure accuracy.

Finding Text

Finding: 2023-002 Federal Agency: U.S Department of Treasury Pass Through Agency: Puerto Rico Department of Treasury Federal Program Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds CFDA Number: 21.027 Compliance Requirement: Reporting Type of Finding: Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency Responsible Official: Verónica Hernández, Finance Director Condition During our audit, as part of our procedures we requested reports submitted and compare the expenditures per report with accounting records for fair presentation. We noted that reports contain certain differences when compared with accounting records. Criteria In accordance with applicable reporting requirements, they had to submitted a report name Project and Expenditure Report depend of the fund approved they had to submitted quarterly or annually. Cause The Municipality did include all the expenditures in this report. Effect The Municipality is in noncompliance with the applicable reporting requirements. Recommendation The Municipality must verify the expenses with the accounting system before submission of reports and determine whether the information in the system is complete and accurate. Questioned Costs None

Corrective Action Plan

Reportable Condition: See Condition 2023-002 Recommendation The Municipality must verify the expenses with the accounting system before submission of the reports and determine whether the information in the system is complete and accurate. Action Taken Before sending any report to be signed it have to verified with the accounting system before submission and they must have the system report to had The Finance department approval for submission. We are going to made control that the report before approval had all the documents that match the report with the accounting records to be approved for submission.

Categories

Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 959190 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $4.99M
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $354,381
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $325,243
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $201,689
97.030 Community Disaster Loans $135,659
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $113,269
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $34,889
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $33,959
10.433 Rural Housing Preservation Grants $16,535
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $4,611