Service Organizations: Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to User Entities' Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Guide

Considered the industry standard resource and updated as of May 2013, this Guide helps CPAs effectively perform service organization control (SOC) 1 engagements under Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No 16

AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Set -- Online Subscription (Academic)

This Audit and Accounting Guide summarizes applicable practices and delivers "how-to" advice for handling almost every type of financial statement.

The Engagement Letter: Best Practices and Examples

This Practice Aid provides guidance on developing engagement letters in accordance with applicable AICPA Professional Standards, supplemented with best practice recommendations to ensure the engagement letter is as effective as possible in clearly documenting the terms of the engagement. Illustrative examples are provided throughout all chapters so practitioners can easily apply the requirements and recommendations for auditing, compilation, review, and certain attestation engagements.