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State Requests Change to 2020 Audit After Treasury Review of Iowa’s Use of COVID Funds
Treasury said $448,448.86 in questioned payroll costs were allowable after reviewing state records, while Iowa officials seek to amend the audit report.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury determined Iowa's Audit Finding 2020-006 was "not sustained," concluding that nearly $450,000 in questioned COVID-19 payroll expenses were allowable.
- Iowa Department of Management Director Kraig Paulsen sent a letter to State Auditor Rob Sand on Wednesday requesting an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2020 Statewide Single Audit Report to reflect Treasury's determination.
- Paulsen argued that maintaining the uncorrected finding creates a "material risk of adverse consequences for Iowa on future federal awards" and misrepresents the state's compliance standing in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
- Refusing the request, Sand stated his office stands by the original report and will not amend it, claiming the "new administration's six-year-late retroactive acceptance" does not change historical facts.
- The auditor alleges the Treasury's reversal is politically motivated, citing a 2021 decision under the Biden administration that supported his initial findings and called for returning the funds.
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State requests change to 2020 audit after Treasury review of Iowa’s use of COVID funds
The Iowa Department of Management is asking the state auditor’s office to amend a report that found Gov. Kim Reynolds had improperly used federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay for staff in 2020 after the U.S. Treasury Department determined this…
State requests change to 2020 audit after Treasury review of Iowa's use of COVID funds
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand held a news conference Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa Department of Management is asking the state auditor’s office to amend a report that found Gov. Kim Reynolds had improperly used federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay for staff in 2020 after the U.S. Treasury Department determined this finding was unsustained. Kraig Paulsen, the director of the Department of Management, sent a letter …
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