Selection of Auditor. The Tribe and the State agree that, for the purposes of verifying compliance with this Contract, the Tribe may choose to contract with an independent third party auditor or may choose to use the auditing services of the Department for all or part of the verification requirements of this Part. The Tribe agrees that the third party auditor will be a certified public accountant in good standing. Independent third party auditor: If the Tribe contracts with an independent third party auditor, the Auditor will be retained by the Tribe and the Tribe shall bear the cost of the auditing services. The Tribe shall be allowed to freely communicate with the Auditor. Department auditor: If the Tribe uses the Department’s auditing services, the Tribe agrees to allow the Department access to its books and records for the sole purpose of verifying compliance with this Contract. Department access to records shall be coordinated in advance with the Tribe. The Department of Revenue shall bear all the costs of the auditing services. The Tribe shall be allowed to freely communicate with the Auditor.
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Sources: Cigarette Tax Contract, Cigarette Tax Contract
Selection of Auditor. The Tribe and the State agree that, for the purposes of verifying compliance with this Contract, the Tribe may choose to contract with an independent third party auditor or may choose to use the auditing services of the Department for all or part of the verification requirements of this Part. The Tribe agrees that the third party auditor will be a certified public accountant in good standing. Independent third party auditor: If the Tribe contracts with an independent third party auditor, the Auditor will be retained by the Tribe and the Tribe shall bear the cost of the auditing services. The Tribe shall be allowed to freely communicate with the Auditor. Department auditor: If the Tribe uses the Department’s auditing services, the Tribe agrees to allow the Department access to its books and records for the sole purpose of verifying compliance with this Contract. Department access to records shall be coordinated in advance with the TribeTribes. The Department of Revenue shall bear all the costs of the auditing services. The Tribe shall be allowed to freely communicate with the Auditor.
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Sources: Cigarette Tax Contract