Finding 565116 (2024-006)

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Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-06-17

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District overclaimed $727 in grant expenditures, leading to non-compliance with reporting requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Accurate accounting records must align with grant terms, as per § 200.302.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should regularly review its budget and ensure claimed expenditures are accurate or amend claims as needed.

Finding Text

8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): The compliance requirements for "L. Reporting", requires the District to maintain accurate accounting records for grant expenditures. In addition, per subpart D (Post Federal Award Requirements), § 200.302, the underlying accounts records must be adequately documented and consistent with the terms and conditions of the grant. '9. Condition: During compliance testing of the District's accounting records to the expenditure report filed with the Illinois State Board of Education, we noted the District overclaimed $727 of expenditures at 6/30/24. Upon review of the general ledger and quarterly expenditure report, it was determined that the District erroneously overstated their claim amount on two function object codes by a cumulative amount of $727. Under 2560-100, total expenditures were $256,193 but District claimed $256,699, resulting in an overclaim of $506. Under 2560-200, total expenditures were $81,610 but District claimed $81,831, resulting in an overclaim of $221. '10. Questioned Costs: $727. '11. Context: The District claimed expenditures that did not agree with their underlying accounting records. '12. Effect: The District was not compliant with reporting requirements. Inaccurate reporting resulted in the District being reimbursed for an additional $727 as of 6/30/24. 13. Cause: The District inadvertently included expenditures in the claim which were not intended to be claimed. 14. Recommendation: We recommend the District periodically review the itemized budget and ensure claimed expenditures fall within or file amendments as necessary for any changes. 15. Management's response: The District has agreed with the findings and recommendations as presented. See Corrective Action Plan provided by the District.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: During compliance testing of the District's accounting records to the expenditure report filed with the Illinois State Board of Education, we noted the District overclaimed $727 of expenditures at 6/30/24. Upon review of the general ledger and quarterly expenditure report, it was determined that the District erroneously overstated their claim amount on two function object codes by a cumulative amount of $727. Under 2560-100, total expenditures were $256,193 but District claimed $256,699, resulting in an overclaim of $506. Under 2560-200, total expenditures were $81,610 but District claimed $81,831, resulting in an overclaim of $221. Plan: Management will periodically review the itemized budget and ensure claimed expenditures fall within or file amendments as necessary for any changes. Anticipated Date of Completion: 6/30/2025. Name of Contact Person: Justin Whitten, Business Manager. Management Response: Management will work together with staff to ensure that grant budgets and claimed expenditures are periodically reviewed and amended as necessary.

Categories

Questioned Costs Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $189,014
10.553 School Breakfast Program $168,915
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $62,624
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $42,749
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $38,929
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $26,599
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $12,475
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $10,282
10.555 National School Lunch Program $7,578
84.027 Special Education_preschool Grants $6,760
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $0
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $0