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Reporting. To determine that an accurate June 30, 2023 expenditure report was filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. The District reported expenses on the 6/30/23 expenditure report that were paid after year end. Condition: It was noted that the District claimed a total of $94,359 at 6/30/23, however $57,85 these expenses were paid after year end and should be considered outstanding obligations at 6/30/23. Questioned Costs - None; Context - The District claimed expenses on the 6/30/23 expenditure reports that were not paid until August 2023. The expenses were allowable under the grant, but the District claimed the expense too early. Effect: The District claimed expenses early and were reimbursed for expenses of $57,850 in Juy 2023 that were not paid until August 2023. Cause: The District mistakenly picked up the wrong total on the general ledger report used to claim expenses. Recommendation: We recommend reconciling the general ledger AP totals to the expenditure reports before submitting. Management's response: The District will add a verifiation process to reconile the general ledger AP totals to the expenditure reports before submitting.