Books and Records Inspections and Audit Clause Samples

The "Books and Records, Inspections and Audit" clause establishes the right of one party to access, review, and audit the financial and operational records of the other party. Typically, this clause requires the party maintaining the records to keep accurate and complete documentation related to the agreement and to make these records available for inspection upon reasonable notice. For example, a client may be allowed to audit a vendor’s invoices and supporting documents to verify charges. The core function of this clause is to promote transparency and accountability, helping to prevent fraud, errors, or mismanagement by allowing independent verification of compliance with the contract.
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  • Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of Holdings, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise visitation and inspection rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 5.08 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that (a) when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give Holdings and the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with Holdings’ or the Borrower’s independent public accountants.

  • Books and Records; Inspections Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity in all material respects with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representatives designated by the Administrative Agent at the request of the Requisite Lenders (including the right to appoint third party agents), at the Borrower’s expense (subject to the proviso below), to visit and inspect any of the properties of any Credit Party and any of its respective Subsidiaries, to inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent public accountants (and an authorized representative of the Borrower shall be allowed to be present during such discussions), all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested, in each case, in a manner that does not unduly interfere with the business and operations of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries; provided that (i) the Borrower shall only be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders for the expenses of one such inspection per calendar year prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default; and (ii) any authorized representatives designated by any Lender (including the right to appoint third party agents) may accompany the Administrative Agent or its representative in connection with any inspection, in each case at such Lender’s sole expense; provided, further, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.6, none of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (a) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by law or any binding confidentiality obligation pursuant to any Contractual Obligation with any Third Party in effect prior to (and not entered into in contemplation of) such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s obligations under this Section 5.6 (it being understood and agreed that the Credit Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to provide such information in a manner which would comply with such confidentiality obligation) or (b) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

  • Books and Records; Inspection Maintain centralized books and records regarding the Business Operations at the Borrower’s principal place of business, and permit the Agent (accompanied by any Lender who is an Affiliate or Related Fund of Comvest, along with representatives of, advisors of, and other professionals retained by or on behalf of, the Agent or such Lender) to inspect (provided that Borrower shall only be required to reimburse Agent for up to one such inspection, for costs, fees and expenses actually incurred by Agent in connection therewith in an amount not to exceed $35,000 in the aggregate, in any Fiscal Year plus any additional inspections that are conducted during the existence of an Event of Default), at any time during normal business hours (or at any time during the existence of an Event of Default), upon at least three (3) Business Days’ advance notice (provided that no such notice shall be required during the existence of an Event of Default), all of each Loan Party’s various books, records, operations and properties, to make copies, abstracts and/or reproductions of such books and records, and to discuss the business, financials and affairs of the Loan Parties with the management, employees, customers, suppliers, accountants, representatives and advisors of the Loan Parties (provided that, if, and to the extent, such information, in the reasonable good faith judgment of such Loan Party is not appropriate to be discussed in the presence of the Agent or such Lender in order to avoid a conflict of interest with respect to a material matter or, upon and consistent with the advice of legal counsel to the Loan Parties, is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege with respect to any matter, then to the extent the disclosure of any information related to such issue would cause such a conflict of interest or would result in the loss of such attorney-client privilege, such information may be withheld by such Person), and to consult with and advise the officers and management of the Loan Parties with respect to such Loan Parties’ business, finances and affairs, which consultation and advice the Loan Parties shall cause such officers and management to give due consideration, though such officers and management are not required to follow such advice.

  • Books and Records; Inspection and Examination The Borrower will keep accurate books of record and account for itself pertaining to the Collateral and pertaining to the Borrower's business and financial condition and such other matters as the Lender may from time to time request in which true and complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP and, upon the Lender's request, will permit any officer, employee, attorney or accountant for the Lender to audit, review, make extracts from or copy any and all corporate and financial books and records of the Borrower at all times during ordinary business hours, to send and discuss with account debtors and other obligors requests for verification of amounts owed to the Borrower, and to discuss the Borrower's affairs with any of its directors, officers, employees or agents. The Borrower will permit the Lender, or its employees, accountants, attorneys or agents, to examine and inspect any Collateral, other collateral covered by the Security Documents or any other property of the Borrower at any time during ordinary business hours.

  • Records and Audit/Inspections 6.13.1 A-E shall keep an accurate record of time expended by A-E and/or consultants employed by A-E in the performance of this CONTRACT. 6.13.2 Within ten (10) days of COUNTY's written request, A-E shall allow COUNTY or authorized State or Federal agencies or any duly authorized representative to have the right to access, examine, audit, excerpt, copy or transcribe any pertinent transaction, activity, time cards or other records relating to this CONTRACT. 6.13.3 A-E shall keep such material, including all pertinent cost accounting, financial records and proprietary data for a period of three (3) years after termination or completion of the CONTRACT or until resolution of any claim or dispute between the PARTIES, whichever is later. 6.13.4 Should A-E cease to exist as a legal entity, records pertaining to this CONTRACT shall be forwarded within a reasonable period of time not to exceed sixty (60) days to its successor in interest or surviving entity in a merger or acquisition, or, in the event of liquidation, to COUNTY.