Finding 634365 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-08-16

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There are significant deficiencies in internal controls over credit card transactions, with numerous unsupported transactions across multiple months.
  • Impacted Requirements: The findings indicate non-compliance with 2 CFR § 200.303, which mandates effective internal controls for managing federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Authority should enhance internal control procedures and standardize monthly credit card reconciliations to address these issues by FY 2023.

Finding Text

2022-1 Condition: Loss of Internal Controls over Credit Card In a sample of Three (3) months of Credit Card statements and reconciliations, the following deficiencies were noted: 1 Month (February 2022) had 30 unsupported transactions across 11 different credit cards for a total of $2,189.68. 2 Month (July 2022) had 11 unsupported transactions across 4 different credit cards for a total of $1,306.84. 3 Month (September 2022) had 36 unsupported transactions across 7 different credit cards for a total of $6,724.97. 1 CFR ? 200.303 states that (a) The PHA must establish and maintain effective internal controls over the federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. CFDA Number: 14.850 Questioned Costs: None Criteria: 2 CFR ? 200.303 Cause/Effect: The Authority?s deficiencies in its credit card reconciliations stem from a lack of certain controls concerning HUD requirements and procedures. The Authority has not been in complete compliance with HUD requirements. Recommendation: We recommend that the Authority review its internal control procedures over credit cards. We also recommend more standardization in monthly credit card reconciliations. Reply: We concur with this finding and the Auditor?s recommendation. We will review the internal control procedures over credit cards and will implement more standardization in monthly credit card reconciliations. Management will implement procedures to clear this finding in FY 2023.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 57922 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 57923 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 634364 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $4.88M
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $2.68M
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $2.52M
14.879 Mainstream Vouchers $474,564
14.877 Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Under Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services $77,957
14.870 Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators $44,033