The audit requirements set forth in this part should be met annually by the auditor during the audit of the RUS auditee's financial statements. The auditor must exercise professional judgment in determining whether any auditing procedures in addition to those mandated by GAGAS or this part should be performed on the auditee's financial records in order to afford a reasonable basis for rendering the auditor's opinion on the financial statements and the reports on internal control; compliance with provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements; and instances of fraud; and schedule of findings and recommendations.

The auditor's audit documentation shall support that the auditor tested whether all regulatory assets comply with the requirements of ASC 980. For Electric auditees only, the auditor's audit documentation shall support that all regulatory assets have received RUS approval.

The auditor's audit documentation shall support that all regulatory liabilities comply with the requirements of ASC 980. For electric auditees only, the auditor's audit documentation shall document whether all regulatory liabilities have received RUS approval.

The information collection requirements in this part are approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned the OMB Control Number 0572-0095.