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Audit Reports

Aug
30
2019
Report Number:
FCS-FM-19-025
Report Type:
Audit Reports
Category: Finance

Voided Postage Validation Imprinter Label Refunds – Houston, TX, Broadway Finance Station

Background

The Broadway Finance Station is located in the Houston District of the Southern Area. OIG data analytics identified Broadway Finance Station had high amounts of refunds recorded to Account Identifier Code (AIC) 509, Voided PVI labels. The Broadway Finance Station had a total of $12,769 voided PVI label refunds for fiscal year (FY) 2018, Quarter (Q) 4 and FY 2019, Q1 and Q2. Comparing same period of FY 2019 to FY 2018, we identified the following:

  • FY 2019 Q1 had an increase of $2,157, or 246 percent, compared to FY 2018 Q1.
  • FY 2019 Q2 had an increase of $6,927, or 794 percent, compared to FY 2018 Q2.

The objective of this audit was to determine whether voided PVI label refunds were properly issued, supported, and processed.

Report Recommendations

# Recommendation Status Value Initial Management Response USPS Proposed Resolution OIG Response Final Resolution
1

R - 1 -- Address equipment issues at the unit related to jamming Postage Validation Imprinter labels.

 Closed $0 Agree