Since 1996, the Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) annual appropriations acts have required that each person or entity receiving financial assistance from the Corporation be subject to an annual audit, conducted by an Independent Public Accountant (IPA). Each grantee contracts directly with an IPA to conduct the required audit in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), and the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) Audit Guide for Recipients and Auditors, which includes Appendix A: Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC Recipients (Compliance Supplement).