CPAs have struggled with financial statement users placing too much
confidence in nonpublic entities’ limited-assurance documents. Despite Statement on
Standards for Accounting and Review Services Number 1 (SSARS No. 1) issued in
1979, research shows that CPAs and statement users place confidence in and reliance
on CPA compiled and reviewed statements. In 2000, the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA) issued SSARS No. 8, Amendment to SSARS No. 1, Compilation
and Review of Financial Statements, relating to plain-paper statements.
We surveyed practicing CPAs and bankers to measure their confidence in and
reliance on no-assurance engagements: compilations, plain-paper statements, and
statements with accountants’ reports/ letters. We find that both CPAs and bankers
report some level of confidence in and reliance on plain-paper statements. Both parties
perceive greater confidence in and reliance on financial statements where a CPA is
known to be minimally associated with the statements.
CPAs have struggled with financial statement users placing too muchconfidence in nonpublic entities’ limited-assurance documents. Despite Statement onStandards for Accounting and Review Services Number 1 (SSARS No. 1) issued in1979, research shows that CPAs and statement users place confidence in and relianceon CPA compiled and reviewed statements. In 2000, the American Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants (AICPA) issued SSARS No. 8, Amendment to SSARS No. 1, Compilationand Review of Financial Statements, relating to plain-paper statements.We surveyed practicing CPAs and bankers to measure their confidence in andreliance on no-assurance engagements: compilations, plain-paper statements, andstatements with accountants’ reports/ letters. We find that both CPAs and bankersreport some level of confidence in and reliance on plain-paper statements. Both partiesperceive greater confidence in and reliance on financial statements where a CPA isknown to be minimally associated with the statements.
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