Vendors will be expected to provide the following services as part of the Business Personal Property Auditing program: A. The Vendor will perform an audit on said accounts and report findings back to the County. B. Vendor will perform field visits of property under audit or appeal C. Vendor will draft letters of introduction, requests for documentation, or reports of audit findings. D. Vendor will communicate effectively with businesses to be audited from the time of audit initiation through the resolution of appeal (if applicable) 5.4.3 Appeal Defense: • The Vendor will provide appeal defense services beginning from the time that the audited company files an appeal on any level (including informally to the County Assessor) to the time that all appeals are concluded (potentially to the level of the NC Supreme Court). • The Vendor will communicate with the Appellant, meet with the County and the Appellant at the County office or the Appellant’s place of business to review concerns, and will provide evidence in any hearings to support the recommended valuation.
