Finding 560099 (2021-004)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2021
Accepted
2025-05-12
Audit: 356084
Organization: City of Dunkirk, New York (NY)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to report revenue from Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund expenditures on time.
  • Impacted Requirements: This noncompliance violates the U.S. Department of the Treasury's reporting guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Amend future reports to ensure alignment between reported amounts and actual expenditures in the financial system.

Finding Text

Criteria—As outlined within the compliance and reporting requirements of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the City is required to submit interim and quarterly reports to the Department of the Treasury that detail the City’s use of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund expenditures. Condition and Context—We found that the amounts recognized as revenue within the financial statements were not reported in a timely manner. Cause—The City did not comply with the compliance reporting requirements of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Effect or Potential Effect—Noncompliance with the reporting requirements of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Recommendation—We recommend that the City amend future reports to ensure that amounts reported to the Department of the Treasury align with the amounts recognized as expenditures within the City’s financial accounting system. View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action Plan—The City will update amounts and descriptions within the Department of Treasury’s reporting portal to ensure all amounts expended are properly reported.

Corrective Action Plan

The City will update amounts and descriptions within the Department of Treasury’s reporting portal to ensure all amounts expended are properly reported.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $2.41M
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $731,571
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $462,334