Thomson Reuters has introduced a consulting service to help accounting firms comply with new requirements for review engagements.
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The AuditWatch Productivity Locator for Review Engagements helps accounting firms comply with SSARS 19 requirements. Experienced AuditWatch consultants analyze engagement files and provide a diagnostic assessment that identifies best practices and opportunities for improvement.
“We’re committed to addressing emerging industry and regulatory changes and supporting the continuing need to improve effectiveness,” said Ken Koskay, head of the certification business within the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, in a statement. “The development of our productivity locator is an example of our commitment to the audit industry.”
As part of the service, consultants from Thomson Reuters will examine two of a firm’s review engagement files and look for opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and consistency. The consultants then communicate their findings to review practitioners at a firm via a Web-based conference call and provide feedback in the areas of planning and risk assessment, engagement management, inquiries, analytical procedures, avoidance of unnecessary procedures, review of evidence and documentation, differentiation between bookkeeping procedures and review procedures, and other quality and efficiency topics
The program is designed to aid review practitioners and firm leadership in recognizing, framing, and prioritizing the opportunities for improvement that exist within review engagements.
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