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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAEA Federal Single Audit for FY20The report accompanying these financial statements was issued by BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee. Alaska Energy Authority (A Component Unit of the State of Alaska) Federal Single Audit Report Year Ended June 30, 2020 (With Independent Auditor’s Reports Thereon) Alaska Energy Authority (A Component Unit of the State of Alaska) Federal Single Audit Report Year Ended June 30, 2020 (With Independent Auditor’s Reports Thereon) Alaska Energy Authority (A Component Unit of the State of Alaska) Contents Page Single Audit Section Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance With Government Auditing Standards 1-2 Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program; Report on Internal Control Over Compliance; and Report on Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Required by the Uniform Guidance 3-5 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards 6 Notes to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards 7 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs 8 1 BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms. 3601 C Street, Suite 600 Anchorage, AK 99503 Tel: 907-278-8878 Fax: 907-278-5779 www.bdo.com Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance With Government Auditing Standards Board of Directors Alaska Energy Authority Anchorage, Alaska We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities and each major fund of Alaska Energy Authority, a component unit of the State of Alaska, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise Alaska Energy Authority’s basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated October 26, 2020. Internal Control Over Financial Reporting In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered Alaska Energy Authority’s internal control over financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Alaska Energy Authority’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of Alaska Energy Authority’s internal control. A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified. 2 Compliance and Other Matters As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Alaska Energy Authority’s financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. Purpose of this Report The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose. Anchorage, Alaska October 26, 2020 BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms. 3 3601 C Street, Suite 600 Anchorage, AK 99503 Tel: 907-278-8878 Fax: 907-278-5779 www.bdo.com Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program; Report on Internal Control Over Compliance; and Report on Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Required by the Uniform Guidance Board of Directors Alaska Energy Authority Anchorage, Alaska Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program We have audited Alaska Energy Authority’s compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the OMB Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material effect on each of Alaska Energy Authority’s major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2020. Alaska Energy Authority’s major federal programs are identified in the summary of auditor's results section of the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. Management’s Responsibility Management is responsible for compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of its federal awards applicable to its federal programs. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for each of Alaska Energy Authority’s major federal programs based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Those standards and the Uniform Guidance require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about Alaska Energy Authority’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for each major federal program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of Alaska Energy Authority’s compliance. 4 Opinion on Each Major Federal Program In our opinion, Alaska Energy Authority complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2020. Report on Internal Control Over Compliance Management of Alaska Energy Authority is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and performing our audit of compliance, we considered Alaska Energy Authority’s internal control over compliance with the types of requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each major federal program to determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing an opinion on compliance for each major federal program and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with Uniform Guidance, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of Alaska Energy Authority’s internal control over compliance. A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified. The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of Uniform Guidance. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose. 5 Report on Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Required by Uniform Guidance We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund of Alaska Energy Authority as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise Alaska Energy Authority’s basic financial statements. We issued our report thereon dated October 26, 2020, which contained unmodified opinions on those financial statements. Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the basic financial statements. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by the Uniform Guidance and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the schedule of expenditures of federal awards is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole. Anchorage, Alaska October 26, 2020 Pass-Through Total Federal Entity Provided Federal CFDA Identifying to Subre- Expen- Number Number cipients ditures Department of Agriculture Wood Utilization Assistance - direct 10.674 48,957$ 200,863$ Rural Business Development Grants - direct 10.351 - 8,469 Biomass System Performance Grant - direct 10.UNKNOWN - 1,088 Total Department of Agriculture 48,957 210,420 Environmental Protection Agency State Clean Diesel Grant Program - direct 66.040 141,163 165,072 Department of Energy State Energy Program - direct 81.041 - 320,227 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance Passed through Washington State University 81.117 - 2,840 Direct 81.117 - 15,184 State Energy Program Special Projects - direct 81.119 - 104,684 Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and Analysis - direct 81.122 26,932 26,932 Total Department of Energy 26,932 469,867 Denali Commission Program Direct: Tatitlek Bulk Fuel Upgrade 90.100 71,028 105,193 Emerging Energy Tech Fund Data Collection 90.100 - 1,447 Clark's Point Remote Power System Upgrade 90.100 1,287,931 1,369,641 Chalkytsik Bulk Fuel Facility Refurbishment 90.100 8,018 14,572 START Communities Technical Assistance 90.100 - 7,605 Kipnuk Bulk Fuel Upgrade 90.100 510 654 Beaver Bulk Fuel Facility Refurbishment 90.100 10,193 16,986 Bulk Fuel Operator Training 90.100 - 112,787 Mertarvik Energy Planning & Design 90.100 - 24,434 Circuit Rider Program 90.100 - 160,166 Miscellaneous Small Maintenance & Improvement Projects 90.100 - 31,160 Port Heiden Rural Power System Upgrade 90.100 686,489 743,125 Power Plant Operator Training 90.100 - 113,478 Togiak-Twin Hills Intertie 90.100 3,141,399 3,156,115 Itinerant Utility Training 90.100 - 7,662 Remote Power System Maintenance & Improvement Program - Statewide 90.100 161,899 247,260 Remote Power Systems Inventory and Assessment - Statewide 90.100 - 63,801 Remote Power System Upgrade - Akhiok, Alaska 90.100 631,988 666,099 Remote Power System Upgrade - Venetie, Alaska 90.100 - 6,491 Barge Headers and Fill Lines 90.100 - 131,270 Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Upgrade - Nunapitchuk, Alaska 90.100 - 7,554 Remote Power System Upgrade - Napaskiak, Alaska 90.100 - 375 Remote Power System Upgrade - Nikolai, Alaska 90.100 - 335 Remote Power System Upgrade - Nelson Lagoon, Alaska 90.100 - 456 Remote Power System Upgrade - Rampart, Alaska 90.100 - 540 Rural Energy Conference Support 90.100 - 10,000 Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Upgrade - Scammon Bay, Alaska 90.100 - 8,346 Total Denali Commission Program 5,999,455 7,007,552 Total Expenditures of Federal Awards 6,216,507$ 7,852,911$ See accompanying independent auditor's report and notes to schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Federal Grantor/Pass-Through Grantor/Program or Cluster Title Alaska Energy Authority (A Component Unit of the State of Alaska) Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the Year Ended June 30, 2020 6 Alaska Energy Authority (A Component Unit of the State of Alaska) Notes to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards For the Year Ended June 30, 2020 7 Note 1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal award activity of Alaska Energy Authority under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2020. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Alaska Energy Authority, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of Alaska Energy Authority. Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting policies Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the full accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditure are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Note 3. Indirect Cost Rate Alaska Energy Authority has elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Alaska Energy Authority (A Component Unit of the State of Alaska) Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs Year Ended June 30, 2020 8 Section I - Summary of Auditor’s Results Financial Statements Type of auditor’s report issued on whether the financial statements audited were prepared in accordance with GAAP: Unmodified Internal control over financial reporting: Material weakness(es) identified? yes X no Significant deficiency(ies) identified? yes X (none reported) Noncompliance material to financial statements noted? yes X no Federal Awards Internal control over major federal programs: Material weakness(es) identified? yes X no Significant deficiency(ies) identified? yes X (none reported) Type of auditor’s report issued on compliance for major federal programs: Unmodified Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in accordance with 2 CFR 200.516(a)? yes X no Identification of major federal programs: CFDA Number Name of Federal Program or Cluster Agency 90.100 Denali Commission Program Denali Commission Dollar threshold used to distinguish between type A and type B programs: $ 750,000 Auditee qualified as low-risk auditee? yes X no Section II - Financial Statement Findings Required to be Reported in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards There were no findings related to the financial statements which are required to be reported in accordance with the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards. Section III - Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs There were no findings and questioned costs for federal awards (as defined in 2 CFR 200.516(a)) that are required to be reported.