Finding 44119 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-27
Audit: 40218
Organization: Town of Falmouth, Ma (MA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Town failed to report $137,500 in expenditures for first responder bonuses in the Project and Expenditure report.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reporting must align with 2 CFR section 200.328, including key line items like current and cumulative obligations and expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Town should establish procedures to ensure financial information is reconciled with the general ledger before submission.

Finding Text

2022-001 U.S. Department of the Treasury COVID-19 ? Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ? CFDA 21.027 Criteria: Per 2 CFR section 200.328 of the Uniform Guidance, each recipient must report program outlays and program income on a cash or accrual basis, as prescribed by the federal awarding agency. The compliance supplement identifies four Key Line Items required to be reported to the federal awarding agency which include (1) current period obligation, (2) cumulative obligation, (3) current period expenditure and (4) cumulative expenditure. Condition: As of the March 31, 2022 reporting date, the Town expended $137,500 related to first responder bonuses. However, no obligations or expenditures were reported in the Project and Expenditure report. Cause: The Town did not reconcile the Project and Expenditure report with the Town?s general ledger before submitting. Effect: The Town did not properly report grant expenditures in the Project and Expenditure report. Questioned Costs: None Repeat Finding from Prior Year: No Recommendation: The Town should implement procedures to reconcile the financial information in the Project and Expenditure reports to the Town?s general ledger before submission. Views of Responsible Official: Management agrees with the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2022-001 Condition: As of the March 31, 2022 reporting date, the Town expended $137,500 related to first responder bonuses. However, no obligations or expenditures were reported in the Project and Expenditure report. Corrective Action Planned: It is anticipated the ARPA portal will be open in April. The reporting will be updated in the portal by April 30, 2023. Anticipated Completion Date: April 30, 2023 Contact: Victoria Rose, Town Accountant

Categories

Reporting Program Income

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $459,078
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $283,570
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $220,042
10.553 School Breakfast Program $157,707
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $141,653
10.555 National School Lunch Program $91,341
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $85,538
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $79,385
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $18,000
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $13,977
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $11,390
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $9,064
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $8,500
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $8,049
45.310 Grants to States $7,436
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $4,298
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $1,573
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $1,552
15.616 Clean Vessel Act Program $1,113
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $818
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $248
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $7