Finding 519951 (2021-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2021
Accepted
2025-01-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Department of Housing and Urban Development failed to submit audited financial statements on time, breaching reporting requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 24 CFR, Part 5, Subpart H, which mandates submission within 90 days post fiscal year-end.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Implement stronger internal controls to ensure timely filing of financial statements and address this repeat finding.

Finding Text

Finding 2021-004 – Reporting – Material Weakness Name of Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name and Assistance Listing Number: Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811), Assistance Listing 14.181 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: N/A and 1997 Name of Pass-through Entity: N/A Criteria HUD under the Uniform Financial Reporting Standards Rule implementing requirements of 24 CFR, Part 5, Subpart H, requires not-for-profit multifamily program participants to submit financial statement data electronically to Real Estate Assessment Center ("REAC") within 90 days after their fiscal year-end. If the owner is not prepared to submit the audited financial information, then an owner-certified report must be submitted within 90 days of fiscal year-end. Condition The audited annual financial statement data for the year ended September 30, 2021 was not timely submitted to HUD via the Real Estate Assessment Center REAC system. Cause Management did not have internal controls in place to allow for a timely audit which resulted in delays in timely submitting the report to REAC. Effect or Potential Effect The audited annual financial statement data was not filed timely to REAC. Questioned Costs None. Context See the context of the finding detailed in the condition section above. Identification as a Repeat Finding This finding is a repeat finding (see prior year finding number 2020-004). Recommendation Financial statements should be timely filed. Auditor Noncompliance Code: S - Internal control deficiency Finding Resolution Status: Unresolved. Views of Responsible Officials HES agrees with the finding and the auditor's recommendations have been adopted.

Categories

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

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 519942 2021-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519943 2021-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519944 2021-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519945 2021-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519946 2021-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519947 2021-007
    Material Weakness
  • 519948 2021-008
    Material Weakness
  • 519949 2021-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519950 2021-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519952 2021-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519953 2021-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 519954 2021-007
    Material Weakness
  • 519955 2021-008
    Material Weakness
  • 1096384 2021-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096385 2021-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096386 2021-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096387 2021-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096388 2021-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096389 2021-007
    Material Weakness
  • 1096390 2021-008
    Material Weakness
  • 1096391 2021-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096392 2021-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096393 2021-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096394 2021-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096395 2021-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1096396 2021-007
    Material Weakness
  • 1096397 2021-008
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities $42,394