Finding 582131 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2023-12-20
Audit: 7643
Organization: Ravalli Head Start, Inc. (UT)

AI Summary

  • Answer: The Organization overcharged a federal grant by $8,094 due to inadequate reconciliation procedures for unemployment insurance.
  • Trend: This issue highlights a recurring problem with ensuring that costs charged to federal programs are allowable.
  • List: Improve reconciliation processes before grant billings to prevent unallowable costs in the future.

Finding Text

Internal Control over Allowable Costs Criteria: Control procedures should be adequate to ensure charges to federal program are allowable. Condition: During our testing, we found that in the Organization's process of attempting to reconcile unemployment insurance the grant was overcharged by $8,094. Cause: The Organization's procedure to reconcile unemployment insurance did not sufficiently focus on the associated liability recorded. Effect: Federal program was charged for unallowable cost. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization develops a more comprehensive process to ensure accounts are properly reconciled prior to preparing grant billings.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 5689 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.600 Head Start $3.90M
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $91,593