Finding 9478 (2021-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2021
Accepted
2024-01-23
Audit: 12996
Organization: County of Stephens (TX)

AI Summary

  • Issue: The organization did not submit its single audit report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, on time, violating federal regulations.
  • Impact: This late submission breaches compliance with federal guidelines, risking potential funding disallowance from federal agencies.
  • Follow-up: The County should implement a monitoring system for grant requirements and establish a timeline to ensure timely reporting in line with Uniform Guidance.

Finding Text

Criteria: In accordance with federal regulations (Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200), recipients of federal awards are required to submit their single audit within the stipulated timeframe, usually nine months after the end of the fiscal year. Condition: During the 2021 audit, it was identified that the organization failed to submit its single audit report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 within the required timeframe, which is a violation of the Uniform Guidance requirements. Effect: The late submission of the single audit report has resulted in a breach of compliance with federal regulations. This non-compliance has the potential to disallow funding from federal agencies. Cause: The delay in submitting the single audit report was primarily attributed to a change in auditor with little notice and the search for a replacement auditor took longer than expected. Recommendation: We recommend the County develop a system of monitoring grant requirements and establish a timeline for meeting deadlines related to reporting in compliance with the Uniform Guidance. Views of responsible official and planned corrective actions: The County will begin tracking grant receipts and expenditures through the County Judge’s office and put checks and balances in place with duplicate tracking by the County Treasurer. Grants will be tracked in an excel spreadsheet by State and Federal grant expenditures to ensure that the County is overseeing grants in a way that it will be prepared in the event that a single audit is triggered in any given year.

Corrective Action Plan

The County will begin to track grant receipts and expenditures through the County Judge's office and put checks and balances in place with duplicate tracking by the County Treasurer. Grants will be tracked in an excel spreadsheet by State and Federal grant expenditures to ensure that the County is overseeing grants in a way that it will be prepared in the event that a siingle audit is triggered in any given year.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 9477 2021-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 585919 2021-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 585920 2021-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $630,200
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $156,596