Finding 965009 (2023-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-03-29
Audit: 300260
Organization: Town of Orange (MA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Town submitted an incorrect total expenditure amount in its report to the U.S. Treasury.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal reporting requirements for COVID-19 recovery funds, specifically the accuracy of reported expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should correct the report in the next submission to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Finding Text

2023-001 – Reporting to the Federal Government U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds Federal Assistance Listing Number 21.027 Compliance Requirement: Reporting Type of Finding: Compliance and Internal Control over Compliance – Other Matter Criteria or Specific Requirement: Grantees must comply with reporting requirements established by the U.S. Treasury that includes the total grant expenditures incurred for the reporting period. Since the Town is a Non-Entitlement Unit that received less than $10 million in funding, the Town was required to submit a project and expenditure report by April 30, 2022, and annually thereafter. Condition: The electronic report the Town submitted to the U.S. Treasury on April 30, 2023, reported the incorrect amount for total expenditures. Questioned Costs: None Reported. Context: The Town filed the required project and expenditure report in a timely manner. However, while submitting the report the Town entered the incorrect amount for total expenditures. Effect: The expenditures reported on the Town’s project and expenditure report did not match the accounting records. Cause: The Town entered the incorrect amount when submitting the report. Recommendation: Management should correct the report in the next reporting submission. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management made a good faith effort to correctly report its expenditures to the Treasury Department but made an error while filling out the report. Management will rectify the issue with the next submission in accordance with U.S. Department of Treasury’s recommended guidance.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.106 Airport Improvement Program $753,057
21.027 Covid-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $611,042
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $496,517
10.555 National School Lunch Program $275,473
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $268,690
10.553 School Breakfast Program $190,876
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants $28,154
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $25,000
84.027 Covid-19 Special Education_grants to States $24,111
84.358 Rural Education $23,034
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $22,883
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $18,242
84.425 Covid-19 Education Stabilization Fund $5,253
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $2,651
84.173 Covid-19 Special Education_preschool Grants $1,462