Finding 559912 (2024-002)

2024-002 – REPORTING Material Weakness/Material Noncompliance U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CFDA #: 14.881 – Moving to Work Demonstration Program 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 FASSPH system is one of HUD's main monitoring and oversight systems for the Moving to Work Demonstration Program. CONDITION The unaudited FDS was required to be submitted to HUD by November 30, 2024. CAUSE The Authority’s internal control processes were not sufficient to ensure timely filing of the unaudited FDS. EFFECT As a result of not submitting the FDS timely, HUD was limited in its ability to conduct proper monitoring and oversight of federal programs. QUESTIONED COSTS None identified. CONTEXT 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 Not a repeat finding. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the Authority ensure its year-end closing process is sufficient to allow or the timely filing of the unaudited FDS.