§ 200.425 - Audit services.

§ 200.425 Audit services.

(a) A reasonably proportionate share of the costs of audits required by , and performed in accordance with , the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507), as implemented by and the requirements of this part , are allowable. However, the following audit costs are unallowable:

(1) Any costs when audits required by the Single Audit Act and subpart F of this part have not been conducted, or have been conducted but not in accordance therewithwith the requirements; and

(2) Any Except as provided for in paragraph (c) of this section, any costs of auditing a non-Federal entity that is exempted from having an audit conducted under the Single Audit Act and subpart F of this part because its expenditures under Federal awards are less than $750$1,000 during the non-Federal entity's ,000 during its fiscal year.”

(b) The costs of a financial statement audit of a non-Federal entity recipient or subrecipient that does not currently have a Federal award may be included in the indirect cost pool for a cost allocation plan or indirect cost proposal.

(c) Pass-through entities may charge Federal awards for the cost of agreed-upon - procedures engagements to monitor subrecipients (in accordance with subpart D, §§ 200.331-333) who are exempted from the requirements of the exempt from having an audit conducted under the Single Audit Act and subpart F the requirements of this part. This cost is allowable only if the agreed-upon - procedures engagements are:

(1) Conducted in accordance with GAGAS or applicable international attestation standards, as appropriate;

(2) Paid for and arranged by the pass-through entity; and

(3) Limited in scope to one or more of the following types of compliance requirements: activities allowed or unallowed; allowable costs/cost principles; eligibility; and reporting.

[78 FR 78608, Dec. 26, 2013, as amended at 85 FR 49564, Aug. 13, 2020]