Mo. Rev. Stat. § 29.190: To prescribe uniform method and plan of publishing the financial statements for counties.

The state auditor shall prescribe a uniform method and plan of publishing the county financial statement each year for the information of the public. Such statement or statements shall set forth the true financial condition of the county, the revenues and receipts, expenditures and disbursements for the year as compared with the budget for the year, the bonded debt and other liabilities at the close of the year, the total salaries, fees and all other emoluments received by all county officers, and such other information as shall be prescribed by the state auditor. The form of such statements shall follow the recognized governmental reporting practices.