Finding 8439 (2023-006)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-01-12

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District reported $1,860 in expenses on the June 30, 2023 report that were actually paid after the year-end.
  • Impacted Requirements: Expenses claimed too early led to reimbursement for costs not yet incurred, violating reporting accuracy.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a verification process to reconcile general ledger accounts payable totals with expenditure reports before submission.

Finding Text

Criteria: Reporting. To determine that an accurate June 30, 2023 expenditure report was filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. The District reported expenses on the June 30, 2023 expenditure report that were paid after year end. Condition: It was noted that the District claimed a total of $18,658 at 6/30/23, however, $1,860 of these expenses were paid after year end and should be considered outstanding obligations at 6/30/23. Questioned costs: None Context: The District claimed expenses on the 6/30/23 expenditure report that were not paid until August 2023. The expenses were allowable under the grant, but the District claimed the expense too early. Effect: The District claimed expenses early and were reimbursed for expenses of $1,860 in July 2023 that were not paid until August 2023. Cause: The District mistakenly picked up the wrong total on the general ledger used to claim expenses. Recommendation: We recommend reconiling the general ledger AP totals to the expenditure reports before submitting. Managements response: The District will add a vertification process to reconcile the general ledger AP totals to the expenditure reports before submitting.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: To determine that an accurate June 30, 2023 expenditure report was filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. The District reported expenses on the June 30, 2023 expenditure report that were paid after year end. Recommendation: We recommend reconciling the general ledger AP totals to the expenditure reports before submitting. Management Response: The District will add a verification process to reconcile the general ledger AP totals to the expenditure reports before submitting.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $146,342
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $122,211
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $26,630
10.555 National School Lunch Program $21,715
10.553 School Breakfast Program $19,012
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $18,658
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $16,988
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $8,478
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $1,089
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $628
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $624