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2022-001 - Preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Finding Type: Material weakness over financial reporting. Programs: American Recovery Plan Act (ALN #21.027) Criteria: The Uniform Guidance, ?200.510, requires that a recipient of federal awards subject to a single audit ?prepare a schedule of expenditures of Federal awards for the period covered by the auditee's financial statements, which must include the total Federal awards expended as determined in accordance with ?200.502.? In addition, the County is required to prepare appropriate financial statements, including the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the "Schedule") in accordance with these guidelines. Condition/Finding: Management provided an initial Schedule of Expenditure of Awards; however, material adjustments were discovered during the audit process. This condition was primarily caused by the extreme infrequency of the County being required to prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and the corresponding lack of established policies and procedures to produce an accurate Schedule. As a result of this condition, the County is not in compliance with the required written procedures under the Uniform Guidance. Cause: Required federal expenditures where not accurately recorded on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Effect: The schedule of expenditures of federal awards, would have been materially misstated if audit adjustments hadn?t been made. Questioned Costs: No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding. Recommendation: The County should develop and implement written procedures over the preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards to be used as a reference for future year(s) subject to single audit reporting.