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Finding 2024-001, Material Weakness, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Child Nutrition Cluster 10.555 and 10.553, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education Stabilization Fund 84.425U
Criteria: According to 2CFR 200.510(b), the auditee must prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) for the period covered by the financial statements that includes all amounts spent on federal programs subject to single audit during the reporting period.
Condition: The client prepared Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) understated Child Nutrition Cluster 10.555/10.553 expenses by $19,651 and understated Education Stabilization Fund 84.425U expenditures by $81,428. Lastly, the client prepared SEFA overstated federal expenditures by $69,851 for a federal award that is not subject to single audit requirements.
Cause: The School reported 2024 program revenue rather than expenditures for the Child Nutrition Cluster 10.555/10.553. The School's review procedures did not catch a federal award that was excluded from the SEFA, nor a federal award that was included in the SEFA that should not have been.
Effect: Audit adjustments were made to increase the Child Nutrition Cluster 10.555/10.553 expenses by $19,651 and increase the Education Stabilization Fund 84.425U expenditures by $81,428. Lastly, and audit adjustment was made to reduce federal expenditures by $69,851 for a federal award that is not subject to single audit requirements.
Questioned Costs: None
Repeat Finding: Repeat of finding 2023-001.
Recommendation: We recommend the School prepare the SEFA utilizing federal award expenditures, rather than revenue. In addition, we recommend that the School's SEFA review procedures include a comparison to the prior year audited SEFA for awards that may have been excluded. Lastly, we recommend that the School research each new federal award on SAM.GOV to determine whether single audit requirements apply.
View of responsible officials: See attached corrective action plan.