Finding Text
Effect
The total effect on federal awards was an overstatement of expenditures of $264,628, which was made up of $225,316 of expenditures that related to Assisted Listing Numbers (ALN) that closed prior to fiscal year 2023 and $39,312 of expenditures related to ALNs that were ongoing during fiscal year 2023.
For the $39,312 of overstatement of expenditures that related to ongoing programs, the Council reduced fiscal year 2023 expenditures by the $39,312, thereby having no net effect on the programs for the year ended September 30, 2023.
For the $225,316 of overstatement of expenditures that related to programs that closed prior to the year ended September 30, 2023, the Council recorded a liability as of September 30, 2023, representing the funds to be repaid to the federal government.
Questioned Costs:
Amounts overcharged to federal awards that closed in prior years were as follows:
ALN 93.638 ALN 93.283 ALN 93.788 Total
Fiscal Year:
2015 $ - $ 512 $ - $ 512
2016 5,200 3,932 - 9,132
2019 215,007 - - 215,007
2020 - - 665 665
Total $ 220,207 $ 4,444 $ 665 $ 225,316
Recommendation
We recommend that the Council enhance its internal control over reconciliation and review to ensure that its subsidiary ledgers only include proper and valid transactions.
Views of Responsible Officials
See corrective action plan.