Finding 41651 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
AB
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-26

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a significant deficiency in internal controls over payroll cost allocation, leading to undetected errors in payroll for one employee across five pay periods.
  • Impacted Requirements: Inaccurate payroll costs may affect both Federal and non-Federal awards, risking compliance and financial reporting integrity.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and strengthen internal controls to ensure accurate payroll cost allocation and implement regular audits to catch errors promptly.

Finding Text

2022-001 Internal Controls over Payroll Cost Allocation Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Financial Reporting As discussed in detail at Finding 2022-002, the Organization?s established internal controls over payroll cost allocation did not detect and correct errors found in five pay periods for one sampled employee. Inaccurate payroll costs may have been charged to Federal and non-Federal awards.

Corrective Action Plan

2022-001 Internal Controls over Payroll Cost Allocation Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Financial Reporting Response: Adult Care Management, Inc. (ACMI) agrees with the finding of Taylor Roth & Company, PLLC, in the fiscal year 2022 Single Audit (SEFA) that the established internal controls over payroll cost allocation did not operate as intended to ensure appropriate allocation of payroll costs across all programs in the five (5) of the twenty-four sampled payroll periods for one (1) individual. Action: Effective March 10, 2023, the internal control practices of ACMI will be strengthened to support a review system able to prevent and/or detect and correct errors in a timely manner to ensure payroll costs are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated. Specifically, management?s monthly review of all cost allocations will include a review of the data entry hours from payroll timesheets into the payroll allocation spreadsheet of no less than 10% of total reporting employees, with a priority focus on employees reporting time to more than one program / cost center.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 41652 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 618093 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 618094 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $1.05M