La Crosse County is soliciting the services of qualified firms of certified public accountants to audit its financial statements for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2025 through 2029. The County may consider negotiating an extension of auditing services for five (5) subsequent fiscal years at the end of the five-year term. These audits are to be performed in accordance with the provisions contained in this RFP. La Crosse County desires the auditor to express an opinion on the fair presentation of its basic financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The basic financial statements include the government-wide governmental activities, business-type activities, MVHS, each major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information of La Crosse County. The auditor is not required to audit the statistical section of the report. The auditor shall be responsible for performing certain limited procedures involving required supplementary information by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as mandated by generally accepted auditing standards. The auditor should also comply with the auditing standards established by the Department of Health Services and will complete the Wisconsin Medicaid Nursing Home GAAP Financial Audit Requirements for La Crosse County. The auditor is required to audit the schedule of federal and state awards. The auditor is to provide an "in-relation-to" report on these schedules based on the auditing procedures applied during the audit of the financial statements.
