Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Daryl G. Purpera, CPA, CFE

May 20, 2013

Alternatives Living Inc.

BATON ROUGE – A New Orleans nonprofit organization has accumulated $179,086 in penalties and interest on payroll taxes it owes but has not paid to the federal and state government, according to an audit of the organization released Monday by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera.

The audit, which was performed on the June 30, 2011 books and records of Alternatives Living Inc. by the New Orleans-area certified public accounting firm of Duplantier, Hrapman, Hogan and Mayer LLP, also contains 17 findings that question some of the organization’s financial management practices.

The nonprofit is an advocacy group that helps the homeless and individuals with mental, developmental and medical problems. The audit shows that most of the money for the organization flows through state agencies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The report was due to the Legislative Auditor no later than December 31, 2011, but was not filed until April 2013. The Legislative Auditor has not received the June 30, 2012 audit, which was due December 31, 2012.

In the report, auditors wrote that the nonprofit’s payroll tax liabilities are not current through April 2013 because the operations of the company were not properly managed, and budget and cash flow was not properly monitored. The nonprofit’s failure to pay its payroll taxes timely has resulted in the penalty and interest charges of $179,086.

The audit also reports:

Officials of the agency stated in the report that they are working to correct the deficiencies cited.

Alternatives Living.pdf
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