Finding 517726 (2023-002)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-01-03

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The School District missed the March 31, 2024 deadline for submitting their audit to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
  • Impacted Requirements: This is a repeat finding related to 2 CFR §200.512, which mandates timely submission of audit data for entities using over $750,000 in federal funds.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The School District should review reporting requirements and start audit preparations earlier in the fiscal year to meet deadlines.

Finding Text

Finding 2023-002 – Reporting – Compliance (Repeat Finding: 2022-005) Condition: The School District did not complete and submit their audit to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse by the due date of March 31, 2024. Questioned Costs: None. Criteria: 2 CFR §200.512 of the Uniform Guidance requires an entity expending more than $750,000 of federal funds within the calendar year to submit a data collection form by a due date that is the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s report(s) or nine months after the end of the audit period. Cause: During FY 2021, 2022, and 2023 the School District employed multiple Business Managers. This affected providing documentation in a timely manner. Effect: Late filing of the data collection form results in noncompliance with requirements of Uniform Guidance which could lead to sanctions by funding agencies. Recommendation: We recommend the School District become familiar with reporting requirements for each award and implement procedures to begin audit preparation work earlier in the fiscal year to ensure reports are filed within the nine-month reporting deadline set forth by Uniform Guidance. Views of Responsible Officials: Please refer to the Corrective Action Plan for management’s views and planned corrective action.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2023-002 – Reporting (Compliance; Internal Control Over Compliance) Condition: The School District did not complete and submit their audit to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse by the due date of March 31, 2023. Recommendation: We recommend the School District become familiar with reporting requirements for each award and implement procedures to begin audit preparation work earlier in the fiscal year to ensure reports are filed within the nine-month reporting deadline set forth by Uniform Guidance. Finding 2023-002 – Reporting (Compliance; Internal Control Over Compliance), continued Views of Responsible Officials: The District hired new Financial Staff as of July 1, 2023. The Financial Consultant did not renew an agreement for assistance for the 2023-24 fiscal year. New Finance Staff did not provide audit information on a timely basis to the audit firm. The Financial Consultant was rehired on May 2024 and has since been working with the audit firm to provide the needed information in a timely fashion. The District is retaining the current audit firm with anticipation of the report for the 2023-24 fiscal year being issued and filed on a timely basis. Rachel Pretty On Top, Chairman of the Board Lodge Grass School District

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.041 Impact Aid $4.71M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $584,028
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $375,146
10.555 National School Lunch Program $271,373
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $125,488
84.060 Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies $104,839
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $59,702
10.553 School Breakfast Program $54,995
84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $32,713
12.560 Dod, Ndep, Dotc-Stem Education Outreach Implementation $18,513
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $11,466
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $6,766