Finding 569185 (2024-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-06-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The organization failed to deposit $38,870 into the residual receipts account within the required 90 days after year-end.
  • Impacted Requirements: This non-compliance with the HUD regulatory agreement affects the organization's standing and financial practices.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should implement internal controls to ensure timely deposits in the future.

Finding Text

Criteria - Residual Receipts Account: Compliance Requirement – In accordance with the regulatory agreement, residual receipts reserve deposits should be made within 90 days of year end. Condition: During the year ended September 30, 2024, management did not make the required residual receipts reserve deposit in the amount of $38,870 within 90 day of year end, as required by the HUD regulatory agreement. Effect: The Organization is not in compliance with the Regulatory Agreement. Context: The population included the 12 monthly bank statements. Cause: Controls are not in place to ensure that required residual receipts reserve deposits are made timely. Repeat Finding: 2023-001 Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: Management should establish internal controls and procedures to ensure that required residual receipts reserve deposits are made timely. Auditor Noncompliance Code: B - Failure to make required residual receipts deposits. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: In the future, management will calculate and make an estimated deposit within the 90 days of year end.

Corrective Action Plan

Please be advised that the project is about to convert its loan from New York City Housing Development Corporation in the next few months. We are getting pressure from them to line up everything in order to close. This includes engaging a law firm to close the deal, to request a mark-up-to-market rent increase as well as any other associated costs to that conversion. As such, we acknowledge the surplus cash deposit requirement from 9/30/24 in the amount of $38,870 but we need those funds in order to convert.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Cash Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.195 Project-Based Rental Assistance (pbra) $812,168