Finding 628617 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
F
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-13

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District included items in capital outlay that were below the $5,000 capitalization threshold.
  • Impacted Requirements: This oversight violated the District's Fixed Asset Policy regarding capitalization.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure only items over $5,000 are included in capital outlay; record items between $500 and $4,999 in the 700 object category.

Finding Text

'8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation: Equipment/Real Property Management '9. Condition: The District budgeted for and included items in capital outlay objects in both the general ledger and Illinois State Board of Education expenditure reports that were below the District's capitalization threshold of $5,000. '10. Questioned Costs: No questioned costs '11. Context: Of the 5 Education Stabilization Fund grants that had expenditures in fiscal year 2022 , one of the grants included items below the capitalization threshold of $5,000 in capital outlay objects. '12. Effect: The District did not follow its capitalization threshold as outlined in its Fixed Asset Policy. 13. Cause: This was an oversight by the grant coordinator as they did not take into consideration the District's capitalization policy when compiling the budget. 14. Recommendation: The District should only include items greater than its $5,000 capitalization threshold in capital outlay objects in its general ledger, budgets, and expenditure reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. Items between $5,000 and $500 but still capital in nature should be recorded in the 700 object (non-capital equipment). 15. Management's response: The budget will now include Function 7000 to recognize non-capitalized equipment with purchase price between $500 and $4,999.

Categories

Equipment & Real Property Management Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 52173 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 52174 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 52175 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 52176 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 628615 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 628616 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 628618 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.041 Impact Aid $22.82M
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $1.18M
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $851,417
12.558 Department of Defense Impact Aid (supplement, Cwsd, Brac) $798,784
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $662,950
10.553 School Breakfast Program $232,353
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $171,991
10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $75,302
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $68,919
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $62,709
10.555 National School Lunch Program $56,949
12.556 Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools $41,411
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $31,755
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $19,419
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614