• REAC’s Position on Restricted Cash (and ASU 2016-18)
  REAC decided not to modify FASSUB templates to adopt changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in ASU 2016-18. Read more…
• Including Pending Reserve for Replacements Releases as Cash on the Computation of Surplus Cash
  HUD’s policy is to allow owners to count reserve releases that were approved prior to the end of the fiscal year as cash on the computation of surplus cash.
  This year, due to the government shutdown, many of these yearend requests did not get approved in time to meet this requirement. To address this situation
  HUD will allow owners to count 2018 reserve release requests as cash for the fiscal year ending 12/31/18 if the following conditions were met:
  • The request was received in the local field office on or before 12/31/18
  • The request received subsequent approval from HUD

• System Modifications to Address ASU 2016-14
  The system will be modified to address auditing standards changes required by ASU 2016-14. We expect these modifications to occur before the end of 2018. Please use the following link to read about the specific changes and effective dates. Read More...
• Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 18 (SSAE 18)
  FASSUB requires that audited submissions contain an attestation in which a CPA compares the electronic submission with the hard copy audit report. In April of 2016 the AICPA released Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 18 (SSAE 18). The FASS-FHA team revised the language for the Independent Accountant’s Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedure to conform with the AICPA’s revised guidance. The changes to the attestation reports were implemented on October 14, 2017.
• Account Changes Required for the Implementation of FASB ASU 2015-03
  In April of 2015 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03 (ASU 2015-03). ASU 2015-03 changes the way debt issuance costs are reported. Read more...
• July 9, 2016 System Release
  The FASS-FHA submissions templates were changed to require additional details for the balance sheet account 1330 – Other Reserves, and the statement of cash flows account S1200-255 – Net Deposits to Other Reserves. Submitters will now be required to disclose additional information about these accounts if account values are $1,000 or more. These account changes are part of the new version of the Industry User Guide which is posted on our website.
• Auditor Attestation for Nonprofit Owners
  The Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) is currently modifying their electronic reporting system to be in compliance with the new OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements. These changes will not be implemented until sometime this summer. The text of the FASSUB auditor attestation for nonprofits requires auditors to certify that a copy of the reporting package required by OMB is available for review. Since the FAC has not yet modified their system we realize that it is currently not possible for owners to acquire the complete OMB reporting package. We are posting this notice to formally announce that we are suspending this part of the attestation requirement. There is not sufficient time before the filing deadline to modify the text of the electronic attestation, but we will not hold auditors/owners responsible for producing a complete OMB reporting package for the 12/31/15 fiscal year end reporting period.
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance
  On the evening of December 23, 2015 the FASSUB data templates for nonprofit audits were updated to comply with the OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements. Major changes include increasing the federal awards threshold for audits from $500,000 to $750,000, changes to the titles and reporting requirements of auditor reports, and changes to the format and content of the auditor’s Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. Specific details regarding reporting changes can be found in the updated versions of Appendices E and F of the Industry User Guide.
• Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) Image Management System
  Audit submissions due to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between 7/22/2015 and 1/31/2016 have been granted extensions through February 1, 2016. Since the HUD audit attestation process references the submission of the OMB Data Collection Form, HUD is mirroring this extension for nonprofit audited FASS submissions with due dates between 7/22/15 and 1/31/16. These submissions will now be due on or before 2/1/16.
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance
  On December 26, 2013, the OMB issued the final rule for the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). The Uniform Guidance supersedes several OMB circulars including A133. The new rule makes several important policy changes the most significant of which is increasing the federal audit threshold for nonprofits from the current limit of $500,000 to $750,000. This means that nonprofit owners of federally assisted multifamily properties that receive less than $750,000 in federal financial assistance will be able to file owner-certified financial statements instead of audited financial statements. The new rule is effective for owners with fiscal years beginning December 26, 2014 and thereafter, so this means that owners filing their yearend December 31, 2015 financial statements will be subject to the new requirements.
  
  The federal awards threshold change only applies to nonprofit owners of HUD-assisted properties. Profit-motivated owners will still use the $500,000 federal awards threshold. Owners are reminded that owner-certified financial statements must be prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and must include a full set of notes to financial statements. Federal financial assistance for HUD multifamily properties includes the combination of:
  • The outstanding beginning balance of HUD-insured or HUD-held mortgages
  • The original amount of 202/811 capital grants
  • Project-based rent subsidies received during the year
  • Interest reduction payments receiving during the year
  • Other federal grants received during the year (e.g. service coordinator)

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