Finding 99544 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-17

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Cooperative relies on the auditor for preparing financial statements due to limited staff and resources.
  • Impacted Requirements: This affects compliance with GAAP, as the Cooperative cannot independently manage its financial reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Cooperative should continue reviewing auditor-prepared statements to enhance understanding and ensure responsibility for GAAP compliance.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-002 Criteria: Generally, a system of internal control includes the ability to understand and prepare the Cooperative?s financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Condition: Due to the limited size of the Cooperative?s business staff and related resources available, the Cooperative has utilized the auditor to post adjusting journal entries and prepare the financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Questioned Costs: None. Context: The Cooperative has informed us that the small size and qualifications of its business office staff precludes the Cooperative from posting adjusting journal entries and preparing its own financial statements. Effect: The Cooperative utilizes the auditor to prepare GAAP based financial statements. Cause: Limited number of staff and hours available preclude the Cooperative from preparing the GAAP based financial statements. The Cooperative will continue to review the auditor prepared financial statements. Repeat Finding: This finding was reported in the prior year as finding 2021-002. Recommendation: We recommend that the Cooperative continue to review the auditor prepared adjusting journal entries and financial statements with the intention of understanding and acceptance of responsibility for reporting under generally accepted accounting principles. Current Status: Unresolved, the number of staff and qualifications of staff have not changed. The Cooperative is continuing to review the auditor prepared adjusting journal entries and financial statements. Action Taken: The Cooperative will continue to review the auditor prepared adjusting journal entries and financial statements with the intention of understanding and acceptance of responsibility for reporting under generally accepted accounting principles. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Cooperative agrees with this finding and will adhere to the corrective action plan on page 28 of this audit report.

Corrective Action Plan

Housing and Urban Development Realife Cooperative of Eau Claire respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended August 31, 2022. Westberg Eischens, PLLP 2630 1st Street South P.O. Box 362 Willmar, MN 56201 Audit Period: August 31, 2022 The findings from the August 31, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs and the summary schedule of prior audit findings are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedules. Summary of audit results does not include findings and is not addressed. Finding 2022-002 Recommendation: We recommend that the Cooperative continue to review the auditor prepared adjusting journal entries and financial statements with the intention of understanding and acceptance or responsibility for reporting under generally accepted accounting principles. Action Taken: The Cooperative will continue to review the auditor prepared adjusting journal entries and financial statements with the intention of understanding and acceptance of responsibility for reporting under generally accepted accounting principles. Planned Completion Date: Not Applicable.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 99543 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 675985 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 675986 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.126 Mortgage Insurance_cooperative Projects $2.64M