---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1641.7"
title: "45"
number: "1641.7"
heading: "Causes for debarment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1641.7"
---

# §1641.7. Causes for debarment.


The debarring official may debar an IPA from performing audit services in accordance with the procedures set forth in this part upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that:

- (a) The IPA has failed significantly to comply with government auditing standards established by the Comptroller General of the United States, generally accepted auditing standards and/or OIG audit guidance as stated in the OIG Audit Guide for Recipients and Auditors, including the Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC Recipients, and in OIG Audit Bulletins;
- (b) The IPA is currently debarred from contracting with any Federal agency or entity receiving Federal funds, including when the IPA has stipulated to such debarment;
- (c) The IPA's license to practice accounting has been revoked, terminated or suspended by a state licensing body or other organization with authority over IPAs;
- (d) The IPA has been convicted of any offense indicating a breach of trust, dishonesty or lack of integrity, or conspiracy to commit such an offense, and the conviction is final; or
- (e) The IPA has been found subject to a civil judgment for any action indicating a breach of trust, dishonesty or lack of integrity, or conspiracy to take such action, and the judgment is final.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996e(g); Pub. L. 105-277.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 67507, Dec. 2, 1999, unless otherwise noted.