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Austin, TX SSAE 16 SOC 1 and SOC 2 Audits | SSAE 16 Type 1 and Type 2 Assessments | AT 101 | SOC 3 |

By NDB

05 December 2017

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Trust NDB Accountants as your Austin, TX SSAE 16 SOC 1 and SOC 2 audit providers, along with services for SOC 3, which incorporate provisions from the Trust Services Principles (TSP).  Many of Austin’s dynamic and growing businesses are being required to comply with the ever-expanding list of regulatory compliance laws, regulations and industry directives – SOC compliance, particularly that of SSAE 16 Type 1 and Type 2 reporting – being one of them.  It’s therefore important to choose a firm with expertise and a sound technical understanding of the AICPA Service Organization Control (SOC) reporting framework, which consists of SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 reporting.  

NDB has years of real-world experience performing SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 engagements, as our well-trained staff spent more than a decade working with the historical SAS 70 auditing standard.  For reporting periods ending or after June 15, 2011, it’s out with the old, and in with the new, so say goodbye to SAS 70 and hello to SSAE 16 Type 1 and Type 2 reporting.  NDB also provides numerous support services for Austin TX SSAE 16 SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 audits within our fixed fee pricing, such as operational and information security policy and procedure templates, which are extremely important for compliance.  Learn more about NDB's data center expertise and the complimentary SOC 2 Policy Packets, along with our complimentary PCI DSS Policy Packets and also SOC 1 Policy Packets we provide to our clients for each enagement. It truly makes a difference for each audit!

Austin, TX SSAE 16 SOC 1 and SOC 2 Audits | SSAE 16 Type 1 and Type 2 Assessments

In fact, many service organizations are now being required to become SOC 2 compliant, instead of SOC 1, which is a change that's slowly taking place in the marketplace. This is a result of better understanding and greater clarity given to SOC 2 reporting and how service organizations - particularly technology oriented businesses - can benefit from the SOC 2 reporting option over that of SOC 1 SSAE 16.  And if service organizations do in fact choose SOC 2 reporting, then a sound understanding of AT 101 and the SysTrust and WebTrust principles will have to be undertaken for ensuring audit scope and testing parameters.  NDB, with years of experience in performing internal control audits and engagements, can also help service organizations in properly preparing for SOC 2 (and SOC 3) engagements with a comprehensive SOC 2 Readiness Assessment. 

Call and speak with Chris Nickell, CPA, at 1-800-277-5415, ext. 706, to learn more about NDB's Austin, TX SSAE 16 SOC 1 and SOC 2 Audit services. 

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