Finding 485564 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-09-01
Audit: 318339
Organization: Southern Fulton School District (PA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District is not accurately tracking federal expenditures in the general ledger, leading to potential misreporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: Federal expenditures must be recorded correctly to claim reimbursements and maintain compliance with federal guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should implement proper funding source codes and ensure adequate documentation for all federal expenditures.

Finding Text

Finding 2023-004 Activities Allowed or Unallowed - General Ledger System Education Stabilization Fund - AL #84.425, Year Ended June 30, 2023 U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity - Pennsylvania Department of Education Criteria: Federal expenditures should be posted to the federal funding source accounts in the general ledger as they are incurred, and significant adjusting entries reclassing expenditures should be at a minimum. This will allow for the proper reporting of the eligible amounts to claim for reimbursement. Condition: The District was not tracking the federal expenditures within the general ledger system, or if they were, the business office was unaware of the process, and was not using the correct expenditures to claim as eligible expenditures. Cause and Effect: The District was not knowledgeable in determining how to report allowable costs or how to maintain proper support and documentation for those expenditures. The failure to understand what expenditures are allowable and the failure to properly maintain the correct documentation of the expenditures allows for expenditures to potentially be improperly reported. Identification of Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: Management should begin using proper funding source codes to ensure only allowable and eligible expenses are reported as federal expenditures and ensure they have the proper documentation to support those expenditures. Management Response: See Corrective Action Plan on pages 93-95.

Corrective Action Plan

The finding from Section III – Activities Allowed or Unallowed Finding 2023-004 – General Ledger System Condition: Federal expenditures should be posted to the federal funding source accounts in the general ledger as they are incurred, and significant adjusting entries reclassing expenditures should be at a minimum. This will allow for the proper reporting of the eligible amounts to claim for reimbursement. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The District Business Manager is aware and responsible for appropriate reporting of expenditures related to federal funding. During the course of the 2022-2023 school year, appropriate processes and classifying of expenditures were not completed as they should have been, resulting in numerous after-closing journal entries to correct the issues. Moving forward, with the assistance and guidance of federal and state guidelines, all expenditures will be budgeted for within the grant application and reconciled with the district’s general ledger, to ensure proper allocations. Additionally, reporting that is to be done quarterly will also verify the placement of expenditures accurately. The person responsible for the corrective action plan will be the Business Manager and the anticipated completion date will be June 30, 2024, but no later than June 30, 2025 due to the delays that occurred in the completion of the audit ending June 30, 2023.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 485562 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485563 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485565 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485566 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485567 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485568 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485569 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485570 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485571 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485572 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 485573 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062004 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062005 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062006 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062007 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062008 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062009 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062010 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062011 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062012 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062013 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062014 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1062015 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $1.56M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $209,884
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $128,581
10.553 School Breakfast Program $93,175
10.555 National School Lunch Program $29,188
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $28,515
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $16,695
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $2,188
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $1,558
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $1,263
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $628