Financial Audit The School shall submit audited financial statements from an independent auditor to the Authorizer no later than November 1 of each year.
Financial Audits During the Audit Period, Service Provider shall provide to DIR Auditors access at reasonable hours to Service Provider Personnel and to Contract Records and other pertinent information to conduct financial audits necessary to verify the Charges or validate other Service Provider obligations under this Agreement (but not including Service Provider's internal costs or actual salary amounts of individual Service Provider Personnel unless such costs form the basis of a Pass Through Expense), including the audit work papers of Service Provider's auditor to the extent applicable to the Services and obtainable by Service Provider, all to the extent relevant to the performance of Service Provider's obligations under this Agreement). Such access shall be provided for the purpose of performing audits and inspections to (i) verify the accuracy and completeness of Contract Records, (ii) verify the accuracy and completeness of Charges and any Pass-Through Expenses and Out-of-Pocket Expenses, (iii) examine the financial controls, processes and procedures utilized by Service Provider in connection with the Services, (iv) examine Service Provider's performance of its other financial and accounting obligations to DIR under this Agreement, and (v) enable DIR and DIR Customers to meet applicable legal, regulatory and contractual requirements, in each case to the extent applicable to the Services and/or the Charges for such Services. Service Provider shall (1) provide any assistance reasonably requested by DIR Auditors in conducting any such audit, (2) make requested Service Provider Personnel, records and information available to DIR Auditors, and (3) in all cases, provide such assistance, personnel, records and information in an expeditious manner to facilitate the timely completion of such audit. If any such audit reveals an overcharge by Service Provider, and Service Provider does not successfully dispute the amount questioned by such audit in accordance with Article 19, Service Provider shall promptly pay to DIR the amount of such overcharge, together with interest at the rate specified by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in accordance with Section 2251.025(b), Texas Government Code, from the date of receipt by Service Provider of the overcharged amount until the date of payment to DIR. In addition, if any such audit reveals an overcharge of more than five percent (5%) of the audited Charges in any Charges category, Service Provider shall, upon DIR's request, promptly reimburse DIR for reasonable auditors' fees provided that such reimbursement shall not exceed the amount of the overcharge uncovered during the audit.
Auditing Seller shall maintain reasonable records relating to this Master Agreement for a period of two (2) years from the Trade Date.
Accounting Unless otherwise specified herein, for the purpose of any definition or calculation, whenever amounts are required to be netted, subtracted or added or any distributions are taken into account such definition or calculation and any related definitions or calculations shall be determined without duplication of such functions.
Financial Contractor shall provide all financial information requested on Contractor’s Annual Budget attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Appendix E and the Contractor’s Semi-Annual Budget Expenditures Report provided by the Board and attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Appendix F.
Independent Analysis Each Party hereby confirms that its decision to execute this Agreement has been based upon its independent assessment of documents and information available to it, as it has deemed appropriate.