Finding Text
2022-002 Reporting to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (Material Weakness)
Federal Agency: U.S Department of Education
Program Name: Child Nutrition Cluster
Assistance Listing Numbers: 10.553, 10.555 and 10.559
Award Period: June 30, 2022
Criteria: According to 2 CFR 700, Subpart F the District must submit, the audit package and the data collection form shall be submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within 30 days after receipt of the auditor's report or nine months after the end of the fiscal year —whichever comes first.
Condition: Audit tests revealed that required submission of the audit package and the data collection form was not submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse for the audit of fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 in a timely manner.
Cause: Proper internal controls were not in place to ensure that audit package and data collection form was submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required timeline for the audit of fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Effect: The Organization’s lack of proper internal control over the timely submission of the audit package and data collection forms to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Recommendation: We recommend that the District implement internal control procedures that will ensure timely submission of the audit package and data collections form to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required timeline.
Questioned Costs: None.
Repeat Finding: No.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and will implement procedures that will ensure timely submission of the audit package and data collection form to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.