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2022-02 Single Audit Completion and Submission Federal CFDA Program Title Number Rural Rental Housing Loans 10.415 Criteria: 2 CFR Section 200.512 (a)(1) states that the Organization?s single audit must be completed and the data collection form must be submitted nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: The Organization did not complete and submit its 2021 single audit within nine months after the end of the audit period. In particular, the Data Collection Form for the 2021 single audit was never finalized and submitted by the Organization. Cause: The Organization does not have a proper internal control structure in place to complete its single audit requirement in a timely manner. Effect: Users of the financial statements do not have timely access to the Organization?s financial information. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: Management should develop a review process to ensure that the financial information is recorded appropriately in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, is properly reconciled and recorded at year-end in a timely manner, and audits are completed in a timely manner in accordance with 2 CFR Section 200.512. Views of Responsible Officials: Management will work to develop the proper procedures to ensure that balances are appropriately reconciled at year-end and recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, so that the reporting requirements in 2 CFR Section 200.512 are met. Corrective Action Plan: In response to the finding labeled 2022-02, the Organization has begun to improve its processes to close year-end books in a timely manner and produce financial statements in a manner that accommodates a single audit filing within published timeframes.