City of BryantLocal Government

Reference No.: 2022-001. Finding: Single Aduit Data Collection Form not field by the due date. Category of Finding: Reporting. Condition: The data collection form for the single audit for the year ended December 31, 2022 was not submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse by September 30, 2023. Criteria: 2 CFR section 200.512(b) provides for a form, referred to as the data colletion form, to be prepared at the completion of each audit and sumbitted by auditee to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse earlier of 30 caldendar days after receipt of the auditor's reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. Cause: The submission was late due to difficulties in completion of the financial statement audit. Effect: The City of Bryant, Arkansas has not met the reporting requirement related to timely submission of the data collection form required for a Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance. Therefore per 2 CFR seciton 200.520, the City will not meet the low-risk auditee criteria for furter single audits that require submission of the data collection form and reporting package by the due date for each of the two subsequent audit years. Recommendation: We recommend the City develop procedures working closely with the audit firm to ensure that the data collection form is submitted by the reporting deadline. Views of Responsible Officials: The City will work with the audit firm to ensure that the audit field work is schedule with sufficient time to allow the report and data collection form to be timely filed in the future.