GFOA recommends that governments receive an independent audit for financial statements and single audits. But how should you select and contract for this essential role? Many governments choose their own independent auditors and in this session, speakers will explore GFOA's best practices for seeking, choosing, contracting, and working with auditors to give taxpayers and other resource providers third-party assurance. In addition, speakers will provide recommendations on how you can best manage this relationship and control the required effort and costs of doing so.