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SSAE 16 / SOC 1 services

We understand organizations need to assure their clients that services provided include adequate safeguards and controls for outsourced business processes and hosted or managed data.

Baker Tilly’s specialized professionals assist companies in this critical area by providing a nationally recognized and internationally aligned method of disclosing and assuring controls over critical business processes and client data: Statement on Standards of Attestation Engagements "Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization" (SSAE 16, also known as SOC 1) readiness assessment and audit services.

SSAE 16 / SOC 1 readiness assessments
Prepare for your first SSAE 16 audit with Baker Tilly’s readiness assessment service:

  • Define the control objectives relevant to your service and clients.
  • Identify the control activities supporting the control objectives.
  • Evaluate control evidence to ensure sufficiency for an audit.
  • Prepare a gap analysis report specifying any remediation activities to be completed prior to an audit.

SSAE 16 / SOC 1 audit services

  • Assist with your description of controls.
  • In a Type 1 audit, complete all test procedures to render an opinion on the design and implementation of your controls.
  • In a Type 2 audit, complete additional test procedures to render an opinion on the operational effectiveness of your controls.
  • Discuss all audit findings to reach a mutual conclusion on reportable conditions.
  • Deliver an audit report which you can share with your clients.

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