The mission of Legislative Audit is to serve the General Assembly, the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, and the citizens of the State of Arkansas by promoting sound financial management and accountability of public resources entrusted to the various governmental entities. Under the authority of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Legislative Audit annually issues over 1,000 financial audits, reviews, and special reports. The location of Legislative Audit within the Legislative branch of Arkansas's government provides organizational independence recognized under Government Auditing Standards and allows our work to be conducted in an independent and unbiased manner. Legislative Audit strictly adheres to the standards of the auditing profession.