Finding 50011 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College is not submitting quarterly reports accurately, leading to misrepresentation of HEERF funding usage.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports must align with expenses incurred in the correct quarter as per federal regulations.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The College should amend and repost previous quarterly reports to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

2022-002 Accurate Quarterly Reporting Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education 84.425F HEERF ? Institutional Portion Criteria ? Per Federal Regulation 2 CFR Section 200.329(b), the Department of Education must require a recipient to provide financial data and accomplishments. The Department of Education required quarterly reports to be prepared by all recipients of HEERF funds, outlining the student funds used and the institutional funds used. Condition ? During review of the quarterly reports for HEERF, and reviewing against expenses, it was noted that the College was not submitting the reports with the expenses they intended to charge to HEERF in the quarter the expense was incurred. Questioned Costs ? N/A. Effect ? The quarterly reports submitted do not accurately reflect the use of the HEERF funding. Perspective Information ? There was no strong guidance for the College on reporting requirements for this grant. The College was under the impression that they should report the expenses they chose to apply to the grant in the quarter they chose to charge the grant rather than the quarter the expense was incurred. Cause ? Due to the lack of guidance, the College was incorrectly reporting the expenses in the quarter in which they applied the expense against the grant, rather than the quarter in which the grant expense was incurred. Recommendation ? We recommend that the College amend their prior quarterly reports and repost, which they are in the process of doing.

Corrective Action Plan

FINDING 2022-001: Timelv Financial Close As noted in Finding 2022-001, the cause of the delay in closing was primarily a lack of staff and the inability to recruit sufficient knowledgeable staff. Since that time all vacant positions in the Finance Department have been filled. Planned Corrective Action: Landmark has analyzed its staffing level and determined that the current positions when fully staffed are sufficient to complete the financial closing in a timely manner. However, Landmark will continue to monitor its staffing and adjust as deemed necessary. FINDING 2022-002: Accurate Quarterly Reporting All HEERF quarterly reports were filed in a timely manner and in accordance with the guidance available at the time. As soon as Landmark became aware of the updated guidance, amendments were prepared. Planned Corrective Action: Landmark has amended and filed all HEERF reports as necessary to comply with current guidance.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 626453 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $3.01M
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $596,408
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $416,095
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $68,156
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $68,107
47.076 Education and Human Resources $25,445