Audit: University innapropriately claims more than $11,000
Compliance Monitor, October 18, 2006
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Boston University transferred more than $11,000 in unallowable salary cost transfers, according to a recent OIG audit.
The agency began the investigation to see if the university appropriately claimed subaward costs under a Harvard University grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The OIG found that between August 1, 2003 and July 31, 2005, the university claimed $11,234 in transfers and related fringe benefits and indirect costs that did not comply with federal regulations and the terms of the subaward.
Additionally, the university did not submit its final invoice to the prime grantee within the specified time frame.
The OIG recommended that the university comply with federal and university requirements to ensure that cost transfers are properly documented and authorized. The agency also asked the university establish controls to ensure that final invoices are submitted properly.
The university said all costs it claimed under the subaward were reasonable, allocable, and allowable.
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