Finding 401326 (2023-002)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-06-20
Audit: 309431
Organization: City of Oak Hill (WV)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City of Oak Hill missed the audit submission deadline required by Uniform Guidance.
  • Impacted Requirements: The audit must be submitted within 30 days of receiving the auditor's report or within nine months after the audit period ends.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should implement stronger internal controls to ensure timely preparation of year-end financial statements.

Finding Text

2023-002 UNIFORM GUIDANCE AUDIT SUBMISSION CONDITION: The City of Oak Hill failed to meet the audit submission deadline as set forth in the Uniform Guidance section 200.512 “Report Submission”. CRITERIA: Uniformed Guidance section 200.512 states in part: “...the audit must be completed and the data collection form described in paragraph (b) of this section and reporting package described in paragraph (c) of this section must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s report(s), or nine months after the end of the audit period...” CAUSE: The City does not have adequate internal controls in place to ensure that the year-end financial statements were prepared, in their entirety, in a timely manner. EFFECT: Because of the failure to have the year-end financial statements prepared in a timely manner, the City failed to meet the required audit submission deadline set forth in the Uniform Guidance. QUESTIONED COSTS: Not Applicable REPEAT FINDING PRIOR YEAR FINDING NUMBER No N/A RECOMMENDATION: We recommend the City develop and adopt controls to ensure that their financial statements are prepared in a timely manner after year-end. VIEW OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS AND PLANNED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: See corrective action plan.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $795,029
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $181,503
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $145,360
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $34,323