# Review of Audit by the California Department of Education Office of External Audits (a) The California Department of Education Office of External Audits shall conduct a review of the audit to determine whether the audit is acceptable and to determine the contractor's net reimbursable program costs. The Office of External Audits' determination of earnings shall be the final accounting of any amount payable to or receivable from the contractor pursuant to the contract. (b) The contractor may appeal the Office of External Audits' findings according to the procedures specified in section 18301 of this Division if the amount of the demand for remittance meets or exceeds the threshold specified in Education Code section 8402(c). > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 8261, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8261, 8402 and 8448, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/accounting-and-reporting-requirements/review-of-audit-by-the-california-department-of-education-office-of-external-audits.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.