Finding 554485 (2023-002)

2023-002 – REPORTING MATERIAL WEAKNESS/NONCOMPLIANCE U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CFDA #: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 FASS-PH system is one of HUD's main monitoring and oversight systems for the HCVP. CONDITION The audited FDS was required to be submitted to HUD by March 31, 2024. 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. ONTEXT 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 See Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings. 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.