External Audit and Tax Compliance Services

Overview

Financial, Legal, HR & Staffing

St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesPosted about 1 month agoDeadline: April 30th, 2026

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SUMMARY

The authority seeks a vendor for multi-year external audit and tax compliance services, including independent audits and Single Audit Report preparation for affiliated entities in St. Louis, Missouri.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be a qualified Certified Public Accounting firm
Must have experience in performing governmental audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book)
Must be independent of St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis, and SLEDP
Must be licensed to practice in Missouri
Must provide a work plan including audit methodology
Must provide a reference list of at least three current clients
Must have key personnel who meet Yellow Book continuing professional education requirements

BUDGET

Estimate

$50,000 – $150,000

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

RFP Newspaper Advertisement: March 26th, 2026

Questions Submitted by: April 7th, 2026

Questions Answered: April 14th, 2026

Submission of Proposals by: April 30th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 7th, 2026

Issuing Agency

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority located in St. Louis, Missouri seeks a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive external audit and tax compliance services for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2026, 2027, and 2028. The selected firm will be responsible for conducting annual independent audits of the financial records for multiple affiliated entities.

Additionally, the firm will prepare a Single Audit Report for one designated entity in accordance with applicable regulations. All required tax compliance services associated with these activities, including preparation and submission of relevant tax documentation, will be included in the scope. Vendors must submit questions regarding this RFP no later than April 7, 2026.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.