Finding 609235 (2022-003)

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Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-01

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District submitted inaccurate total expenditure reports, misclassifying a $5,493 expense.
  • Impacted Requirements: The misreporting led to an underreporting in account 2110-400 and an overreporting in account 2130-100, causing budget discrepancies.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a second employee's oversight to ensure quarterly reports match the general ledger before submission.

Finding Text

Criteria: Reporting. Condition: The District did not submit accurate total expenditure reports. The District miscoded an expense of $5,493 that should be reported in account 2110-400 and reported the expense in account 2130-100. Questioned costs: No questioned costs. Context: The quarterly expense report was under reported for account 2110-400 and over reported for account 2130-100. Effect: The District was over budget in the account 2130-100. Cause: The District did not employ proper oversight to ensure that the quarterly expenditure reports filed were in agreement with the general ledger. Recommendation: We recommend that steps are taken, including oversight by a second employee, to ensure that all quarterly expenditure reports are reconciled with the general ledger before submitting the reports. Management response: The District will take the necessary steps to file all quarterly expenditure reports accurately in the future.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $457,591
10.553 School Breakfast Program $135,320
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $105,542
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $38,958
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $25,689
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $22,590
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $17,575
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $17,574
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $16,630
10.555 National School Lunch Program $13,603
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $9,814
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $3,424
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614