January 30, 2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Salem Lodge of B?nai B?rith Housing Corporation (the Corporation) respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended October 31, 2022. Name and address of independent accounting firm: Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz 210 Grandview Avenue Camp Hill, PA 17011 Audit period: November 1, 2021 ? October 31, 2022 Findings #2022-001 and #2022-002 from the schedule of findings and questioned costs for the year ended October 31, 2022 are discussed on the following page. FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS: Internal control over compliance / compliance Finding number 2022-001 Section 207 pursuant to Section 223(f) loan: Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass-through entity: None HUD Project number: 034-44814 NP Condition and criteria: As required by the Section 207 pursuant to Section 223(f) HUD insured loan, the Corporation is required to prepare and submit monthly reports of excess income (Form HUD-93094) in accordance with HUD instructions and in a timely manner. The contracted management company, on behalf of the Corporation, had failed to timely submit one of the monthly reports of excess income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022. Cause: For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the Corporation did not have adequate internal controls over compliance in place for the area of reporting to ensure all required financial reporting was filed timely. Effect: As a result of failing to properly submit required financial reporting in a timely manner, the Corporation and management company will not be in compliance with the reporting compliance requirement, and could have been restricted from entering into any new business with HUD. Recommendation: The Corporation, along with the contracted management company, should develop effective internal control procedures to ensure all required financial reporting is filed timely. The Corporation?s and contracted management company?s response / corrective action: The contracted management company took the appropriate steps to set up automatic reporting for property managers each month. Sincerely, ____________________________________ Jody Dimpsey, Management Agent Salem Lodge of B?nai B?rith Housing Corporation