Develop and implement a reconciliation process to ensure that the information in various systems is consistent for all accounting events.

Develop and implement (1) a methodology to estimate accrued liabilities for property contracts to account for expenses that had been incurred by contractors but not billed and (2) a process to ensure that an audit trail exists for identifying accruals in the general ledger.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that the reasonableness and appropriateness of the quarterly supplemental claims accrual estimation methodology is periodically reviewed.

Develop and implement policies, procedures, and controls to ensure that the reported current-year endorsements in HERMIT and SFHEDW agree with the current-year endorsements in CHUMS.

Strengthen existing internal control to ensure that amounts reported on the financial statements agree with the appropriate supporting documentation.

Restate the fiscal year 2016 financial statement notes to correct the inaccurate loan guarantee amounts reported by FHA.

Develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure that management reviews and approves changes in the reestimate workbook before they are implemented and maintains documentation to support the rationale for making changes in the reestimate workbook.

Correct the presentation error related to the allocation of reestimates in FHA’s fiscal year 2017 financial statements.

Assess whether prior-year financial statements need to be restated to correct the impact of the presentation error in the allocation of reestimates identified in fiscal year 2017.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

Conduct criminal record background checks in accordance with its policies and procedures to ensure that adult members of households for whom the Authority made housing assistance payments totaling $4,920,685 were eligible to participate in the program or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support. If the participants are deemed ineligible, the Authority should follow applicable regulations to terminate or modify assistance.

Develop and implement controls to ensure that criminal records checks are conducted, according to policy, at application and when family composition changes.

Repay its program $19,520 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible housing assistance payments made.

Correct the errors in the files of the noncitizen families identified by the audit.

Develop and implement controls to ensure that it follows policies and procedures found in its administrative plan for verification of citizenship or eligible noncitizen status.

Develop and implement controls to ensure that assistance is properly prorated for eligible family members of noncitizen students.

Review the citizenship documentation for all adult household members residing in assisted housing and verify correct entry to applicable HUD systems.