SAS 70 CPA

The SSAE 16 Advantage

SSAE 16 SOC 1 (formerly SAS 70) and/or AT 101 SOC 2 and SOC 3 certification has many advantages, such as illustrating to your clients that internal controls within your organization are in place and working as designed.  Furthermore, SSAE 16 SOC 1 (formerly SAS 70) and/or AT 101 SOC 2 and SOC 3 audits allow corporations to distinguish themselves from the competition by using the document as a marketing tool.  In essence, it allows the corporation who obtained a Type 2 SSAE 16 SOC 1 (formerly SAS 70) and/or Type 2 SOC 2 or SOC 3 audit to show outside parties that their internal controls are operating effectively for a stated period. 

An SSAE 16 SOC 1 (formerly SAS 70) and/or AT 101 SOC 2, SOC 3 audit can be a crucial factor in retaining or obtaining new business.

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TYPE I SSAE 16 AUDITS

sasSealTypeIiconAn audit to verify that specified controls are suitably designed and placed in operation as of a date in time (e.g. June 30, 2010).

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Type II SSAE 16 Audits

sasSealTypeIiconAn audit that includes a description of controls, but also includes detailed testing of the service organization’s controls over a period of time to determine whether the controls were operating with sufficient effectiveness to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control objectives were achieved during the period specified, for example, January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

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Custody Rule

In December of 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized the amendments to Rule 206(4)-2, the Custody Rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Rule, commonly referred to as the “The Madoff Rule” became effective on March 12, 2010 and is designed to protect client assets from being lost, misappropriated, misused, or subject to Investment Advisers’ financial reverses. Brokers, Dealers, and Independent Advisors are now subject to SSAE 16 SOC 1 (formerly SAS 70) and/or AT 101 SOC 2, SOC 3 requirements.

Call now to speak with a representative at SAS 70 CPA and find out more about what you can do to prepare and comply with the new SEC requirements of the Custody Rule