Identify major programs in a single audit
When completing a Single Audit engagement, you'll need to identify major programs. After you enter federal awards and determine if the entity is a low-risk auditee, you can identify major programs.
- Open the engagement and go to theWorkpaperstab.
- Expand theSingle Auditfolder and openCX-1.5: Single Audit and Major Program Determination worksheet.
- SelectMajor Program Determination: Assess risk.This screen is split between Type A and Type B programs. There's also a banner that lets you view your total expenditures, Type A threshold, and a count of how many Type B programs you need to identify as high risk.
- On theType A programstab, selectAssessto perform a risk assessment for each Type A program.
- Answer all of the questions for each program.
- Use theProgram or cluster to assessdropdown to go to the next Type A program to assess.
- Once you've assessed all Type A programs, selectReturn to all programswhere you can review what programs are considered low-risk or not low-risk.
Once you've completed risk assessments for all Type A programs, Guided Assurance will create CX-1.6 forms in Engagement Manager as necessary. - Select theType B programstab, then selectAssessto perform a risk assessment for each Type B program.
- Answer all of the questions for each program.
- Use theProgram or cluster to assessdropdown to go to the next Type B program to assess.
- Once you've assessed all Type B programs, selectReturn to all programswhere you can review what programs are considered high or not high-risk.
Once you've completed risk assessments for all Type B programs, Guided Assurance will create CX-1.7 forms in Engagement Manager as necessary. - SelectNextorMajor program determination: Assess coverage.
- Use theAdd Major Programcolumn to designate it as major. You'll need to do this if a Federal Agency requests you audit a program as a major program and it isn't marked.
- Use theAward expenditures identified as major programsprogress bar to make sure you meet the coverage threshold. If the progress bar isn't complete, you'll need to mark more programs as major programs to meet the minimum coverage.
- SelectNextto review and modify compliance programs.