Finding 635621 (2022-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-01-30
Audit: 56421
Organization: City of Greenbelt, Maryland (MD)
Auditor: Cohnreznick LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City's financial statements for June 30, 2022, were restated due to an oversight in applying a new accounting rule.
  • Impacted Requirements: Accounting policies must ensure timely implementation of new accounting pronouncements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Revise procedures to ensure all new accounting rules are fully applied in the future.

Finding Text

2022-001 Accurate Financial Reporting Statement of Condition: The City's June 30, 2022 financial statements were restated to properly reflect the net position of the fiduciary fund. Criteria: Accounting policies and procedures should be designed and implemented in order to ensure that new accounting pronouncements are implemented by the effective date. Cause: Oversight in the application of a recently issued GASB accounting pronouncement. Effect: A recently issued accounting pronouncement was not fully implemented which resulted in a required change in presentation to the City's fiduciary fund financial statements. Recommendation: We recommend that the City revise current procedures to affirm that new accounting pronouncements are properly applied. View of Responsible Officials: The accounting pronouncement was recently adopted and in the implementation one aspect of the pronouncement wa ed. Further pronouncements will be carefully reviewed prior to implementation.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 59179 2022-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1.76M
14.195 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program $1.07M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $309,140
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $78,750
14.191 Multifamily Housing Service Coordinators $67,964