Finding 512187 (2022-004)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-11-26
Audit: 329928
Organization: Windsor Housing Authority (CT)
Auditor: Marcum LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Authority failed to submit the required financial reports to HUD by the September 30, 2023 deadline.
  • Impacted Requirements: This noncompliance affects HUD's ability to monitor and oversee federal housing programs effectively.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Improve internal controls to ensure timely filing of the unaudited financial data schedule (FDS) in future reporting periods.

Finding Text

2022-004 – REPORTING Material Weakness/Noncompliance U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CFDA #:14.871/ 14.879 – Housing Voucher Cluster CRITERIA Financial Reports (0MB No. 2535-0107) - Financial Assessment Sub- system, FASS-PH. The Uniform Financial Reporting Standards (24 CFR section 5.801) require PHAs to submit timely GAAP-based unaudited and audited financial information electronically to HUD. The FASSPH system is one of HUD's main monitoring and oversight systems for the HCVP. CONDITION The audited submission was required to be submitted to HUD by September 30, 2023. CAUSE The Authority’s internal control processes were not sufficient to ensure the timely filing of the unaudited FDS. EFFECT As a result of not submitting the FDS timely, HUD was limited in its ability to conduct monitoring and oversight of federal programs. QUESTIONED COSTS None identified. CONTEXT The Authority submits the unaudited FDS annually. Our testing of the reporting requirement was limited to the single occurrence of the annual filing. REPEAT FINDING This is not a repeat finding. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the Authority ensure its year-end closing process is sufficient to allow for the timely filing of the unaudited FDS. AUDITEE’S RESPONSE AND PLANNED CORRECTIVE ACTION See Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

2022-004 – REPORTING Material Weakness/noncompliance Auditee’s Response and Planned Corrective Action See auditee’s response to Finding 2022-001 Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Maria DeMarco, President of DeMarco Management Corporation

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 512183 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 512184 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 512185 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 512186 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 512188 2022-004
    Material Weakness
  • 1088625 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1088626 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1088627 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1088628 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1088629 2022-004
    Material Weakness
  • 1088630 2022-004
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $1.54M
14.879 Mainstream Vouchers $368,835