Finding 6470 (2023-001)

2023-001 – REPORTING Other Matter/Significant Deficiency U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ALN #: 14.872 – Public Housing Capital Fund Program / #14.871 Housing Voucher Cluster CRITERIA Financial Reports (0MB No. 2535-0107) - Financial Assessment Sub- system, FASS-PH. The Uniform Financial Reporting Standards (24 CFR section 5.801) require PHAs to submit timely GAAP-based unaudited and audited financial information electronically to HUD. The FASSPH system is one of HUD's main monitoring and oversight systems for the Public and Indian Housing Program. CONDITION The unaudited FDS was required to be submitted to HUD by June 15, 2023. The Authority submitted the FDS on July 1, 2023. CAUSE The Authority’s internal control processes were not sufficient to ensure the timely filing of the unaudited FDS. EFFECT As a result of not submitting the FDS timely, HUD was limited in its ability to conduct monitoring and oversight of federal programs. QUESTIONED COSTS None identified. CONTEXT The Authority submits the unaudited FDS annually. Our testing of the reporting requirement was limited to the single occurrence of the annual filing. REPEAT FINDING Not a repeat finding. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the Authority ensure its year-end closing process is sufficient to allow for the timely filing of the unaudited FDS. AUDITEE’S RESPONSE AND PLANNED CORRECTIVE ACTION See Corrective Action Plan.