Finding 571650 (2024-003)

Finding 2024-003: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects (Section 223(f)/207) Statement of Condition: The Organization did not submit the data collection forms and required reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) by the required due date for the single audit for the year ending December 31, 2023. Criteria: The Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR Part 200 Section 200.512(d), Report Submission, requires any non-federal entity that expends Federal awards which must be audited under Subpart F of 2 CFR to electronically submit to the FAC the data collection form and the reporting package described in 2 CFR Part 200 Section 200.512. Additionally, 2 CFR Section 200.512(a) requires the reporting package and data collection form to be submitted to the FAC the earlier of 30 calendar days after the reports are received from the auditors or nine months after the end of the audit period. Effect: Noncompliance with Uniform Guidance regulations. Cause: The completion of the audit for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was delayed due to the absence of signatures. Context: A test was performed to review the two most recent fiscal year audits performed under the Uniform Guidance and the required data collection forms were submitted to the FAC to determine if the Corporation qualified as a low-risk auditee. A single audit was performed under the Uniform Guidance for the year ending December 31, 2023, however, the data collection form was not submitted to the FAC within the required due dates. Questioned Costs: $0 Recommendation: We recommend the board of directors and management ensure that the audit and data collection forms are completed timely and the data collection form and required reporting package are submitted electronically to the FAC each fiscal year going forward by the required due date. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan: Management acknowledges the data collection form for the year ended December 31, 2023 was not submitted to the FAC within the required due date. Management will provide additional oversight to ensure the data collection forms are submitted electronically to the FAC each fiscal year going forward within the required due dates. The data collection form for the year ending December 31, 2023 was submitted to the FAC on January 2, 2025.