Finding 59694 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-06-08

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: RKCAA submitted inaccurate reports on commodity activity to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services due to inputting errors.
  • Impacted Requirements: RKCAA must ensure that quarterly reports reconcile with internal records to comply with federal reporting standards.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Management should enhance reporting processes through updated policies, training, and reconciliations, with completion expected by June 30, 2023.

Finding Text

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pass-through entity: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Federal assistance listing or State ID numbers: 10.569, Food Distribution Cluster Criteria: RKCAA is required to complete various reports, including reporting commodity activity within the program on a quarterly basis to the pass-through entity. Statement of condition: Reports of commodity activity were submitted to the pass-through entity that were not consistent with the underlying commodities records of RKCAA. Cause: Inputting errors were made in the document maintained by RKCAA to report the commodities activity to the pass-through entity. Effect: Reporting of commodities activity provided by RKCAA was not accurate during the year. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs could not be determined. Context: Records maintained by RKCAA of commodities received and distributed were inconsistent with the amounts inputted into the tracking document. This caused reporting submitted to the pass-through entity to be inaccurate during the year. Recommendation: We recommend that management review the process used to report the commodities activity to the pass-through entity to ensure reports reconcile to internal records. Management response: RKCAA management agrees with the finding. RKCAA is updating and revising policies and procedures, including additional supervision, training and reconciliations to better track and report the commodities activity to the pass-through entity. This process is expected to be completed by June 30, 2023.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
81.042 Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons $403,231
10.569 Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities) $329,308
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $219,862
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $100,982
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $88,517
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $83,438
10.565 Commodity Supplemental Food Program $57,764
10.568 Emergency Food Assistance Program (administrative Costs) $51,810
10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $33,902
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $9,121
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $519
93.600 Head Start $416