Finding 602387 (2022-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-04-12
Audit: 23393
Organization: The Light House, Inc. (MD)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Schedule of expenditures for federal awards was inaccurate, understating federal expenditures by $333,297 for the year ended June 30, 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: Lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting increased the risk of errors and misstatements.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Review and improve accounting policies and year-end closing procedures to ensure accurate preparation of the Schedule.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-002: Inaccurate schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the ?Schedule?) Agency and Award: State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Assistance Listing Number: 10.561. Condition: The originally prepared Schedule inaccurately presented the federal expenditures for the federal awards for the year ended June 30, 2022. Criteria: Lack of effective controls in place over the financial reporting function increased the risk of misstatements, fraud, or errors occurring and not being detected and corrected in a timely manner. The originally prepared Schedule was understated by $333,297, for the year ended June 30, 2022. Cause: Internal controls over financial reporting were not operating effectively to prevent or detect the misstatement in the Schedule. Context and Effect: The Light house did not have adequate internal controls over financial reporting. Questioned Costs: Questioned costs were not identified. Recommendations: The Light House should review its accounting policies and procedures and its year-end closing procedures to verify that internal controls are in place that will ensure that the Schedule is accurately prepared including allowed indirect costs.

Categories

Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 25945 2022-002
    Material Weakness
  • 25946 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 25947 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 602388 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 602389 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $910,741
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $551,628
93.788 Opioid Str $118,907
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $73,511
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $35,000
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $6,000