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costs, in a form sufficient to determine compliance with the requirements and objectives of the Program Budget and Scope of Work/Deliverables and all other applicable laws and regulations. 10. AUDITS A. In accounting for the receipt and expenditure of funds under this Agreement, the Recipient shall follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). As defined by Rule 10.554(1)(g)of the Rules of the Auditor General, GAAP are"those accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, as defined by the GASB Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Section 1000 The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." As defined by 2 C.F.R. §200.49, GAAP "has the meaning specified in accounting standards issued by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)." B. When conducting an audit of the Recipient's performance under this Agreement, the Division shall use Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards ("GAGAS"). As defined by Rule 10.554(1)(h) of the Rules of the Auditor General, GAGAS are"those audit standards set forth in the publication Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States." As defined by 2 C.F.R. §200.50, GAGAS, "also known as the Yellow Book, means generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, which are applicable to financial audits." C. As defined by section 215.97(2)(a), Florida Statutes, the term "audit threshold" means"the threshold amount used to determine when a state single audit or project-specific audit of a nonstate entity shall be conducted in accordance with" the Florida Single Audit Act. The current audit threshold is $750,000. D. As required by sections 215.97(2)(a) and 215.97(8)(a), Florida Statutes, "[e]ach nonstate entity that expends a total amount of state financial assistance equal to or in excess of$750,000 in any fiscal year of such nonstate entity shall be required to have a state single audit, or a project- specific audit, for such fiscal year in accordance with" the requirements of the Florida Single Audit Act and in accordance with "additional requirements established in rules of the Department of Financial Services and rules of the Auditor General." In determining the State financial assistance expended in its fiscal year, the Recipient shall include all sources of State financial assistance, including State funds received from the Division, other state agencies, and other nonstate entities. State financial assistance does not include Federal direct or pass-through awards and resources received by a nonstate entity for Federal program matching requirements. E. In accordance with section 215.97(8)(0, Florida Statutes, the Recipient shall have all audits completed by an independent auditor, which is defined in section 215.97(2)(h), Florida Statutes, as .an independent certified public accountant licensed under chapter 473." The independent auditor shall 7