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  Horizon Perspectives - Assurance Services
Assurance services are defined as independent professional services that improve the quality of information, or its context, for decision makers.
Integrity services would provide assurance that the elements of a transaction are as agreed upon by the concerned parties, and that the systems that process and store transactions and documents do not alter those elements.
Similarly, security services would provide assurance that the parties to transactions and documents are authentic, that the transactions and documents are protected from unauthorized disclosure, and that the systems supporting the transaction processing and storage provide appropriate authentication and protection.
www.cpavision.org /horizon/archives/9912/assurance.cfm   (1906 words)

  
 Auditing and Assurance Services in Australia - Gay & Simnett
Although these new assurance services are likely to become a major revenue stream for public accounting firms in the future, it must be remembered that financial report audits are still the cornerstone of the auditing and assurance services profession.
This part also considers other influences on the environment associated with assurance service providers, including the internationalisation of auditing, the development of industry specialisations by audit firms, the roles played by the corporate governance structure within organisations and the ethical rules and ethical decision-making models associated with the auditing profession.
Chapter 17 covers assurance services in the public sector, explaining the concepts of accountability and audit mandates and the phases of a performance audit.
www.mcgraw-hill.com.au /mhhe/acc/gay/book/preface.htm   (1720 words)

  
 HIPAA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ' website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.
For instance, a patient can ask to be called at his or her work number, instead of home or cell phone number.
The HIPAA/AS provision was scheduled to take effect October 16, 2003 ; however, due to widespread confusion and difficulty in implementing the rule, CMS granted a one-year extension to all parties.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HIPAA   (1302 words)

  
 Assurance Services
Assurance services are independent professional services that improve the quality of information, or its context, for decision makers.
These assurance services can be provided for financial statements, elements of financial statements, operational performance, or any other clearly defined subject matter.
Fees for assurance services are usually on an hourly basis at our standard billing rates.
blondelcpa.com /serv-assurance.htm   (418 words)

  
 Assurance Services
Assurance services are rigorous and methodical activities designed to determine point in time compliance with the security policy or a designated set of standards.
Correctly these services include an amount of testing to provide substantive proof that technical and non-technical controls, safeguards, or countermeasures are effectively functioning based on their design and are still producing the expected level of mitigation.
The testing together with rigorous analysis and evaluation yields a level of confidence or assurance that the required protection actually exists and at a level sufficient to satisfy management’s stated target.
www.e-tronics.com /assurance.htm   (160 words)

  
 Audit & Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
We can provide specific services to assist client organizations in their financial reporting responsibilities and provide assurance as to the fairness of the financial statement presentation.
The level of service varies according to the needs of the client or third parties, such as financial institutions, and is defined by standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
A review provides limited assurances that there are no material modifications which need to be made to the financial statements in order for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
bayliscpas.com /audit.htm   (461 words)

  
 Audit and Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Members of Moores Rowland International offer a broad range of audit and assurance services which meet the demands of our clients and users of financial information.
Assurance Services include a broad range of services that go beyond just looking at the numbers.
In many of our firms the Audit and Assurance Services practice is supported by specialist corporate finance experts who are able to assist in this important assurance service.
www.mri-world.com /mri-world/mrimain.nsf/Pages/AAServices   (448 words)

  
 Interis | Management Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Interis’ comprehensive suite of professional risk-based assurance services provides the internal audit team — and, by extension, senior management — with confidence that their objectives are being met.
A niche firm with extensive expertise in risk and management assurance, Interis Management Assurance Services provides constructive and balanced insight into the systems of internal control in place to manage risk at an optimal level.
Interis’ IRM audits provide senior management with assurance that their IRM objectives will be achieved, and offer practical recommendations against which they can develop concrete and realistic action plans.
interis.ca /website/expertise_ms.asp   (854 words)

  
 Industry - Construction: Assurance Services
Aronson and Company’s assurance services are a fusion of personalized consultation and compliance services with a full range of audit and accounting services.
Aronson and Company (AandC) recognizes that assurance services are typically mandated by third-party lenders or creditors, shareholders, bonding companies, or security regulators.
We apply our extensive industry knowledge to bring you efficient and effective assurance services, which improve internal accounting controls and reporting systems by offering proactive advice in areas of importance to your company.
www.aronsonaccounting.com /Industry/construction_svcs.asp?ID=21   (281 words)

  
 Assurance Services
It is conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS), which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
It is conducted in accordance with Statements of Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and consists principally of inquiries of Company personnel and applying analytical procedures to financial data.
It is substantially less in scope than an audit, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
www.schnurbusch.com /assurancesvcs.htm   (350 words)

  
 Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Due to various internal or external requirements, your organization may be required to obtain audit or attestation services from a certified public accountant.
Financial statement audits are performed to determine if a company’s financial statements comply with generally accepted accounting principles and result in the expression of a formal opinion.
Attestation services result in a formal report on the reliability of specific claims or assertions, which may be required by management or external parties.
www.whirleyllc.com /Assurance.htm   (74 words)

  
 Oil & Gas - Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Our high calibre engineering professionals provide you with an independent assurance that your project is achieving an appropriate risk profile in areas such as quality of engineering and manufacture, safety of life and property and environmental risk.
A primary role of our assurance services is to verify, by an auditable process, that the identified safety-critical elements are suitable in their design and construction and then remain in good repair and condition against the assumptions within the safety case.
Depending on the market, the service may be known as certification or verification and can comprise a mix of regulatory and non-regulatory elements, including verification of specific owner requirements.
www.lr.org /market_sector/oil_and_gas/assurance   (251 words)

  
 Assurance Services
Audit efficiency and timely preparation of financial statements, together with in-depth industry knowledge are the hallmarks of our assurance services.
Audit - statutory and regulatory audit and treasury services.
Public services audit and advisory - audit, associated services for government, education and other non-profit organisations.
www.pwcglobal.com /Extweb/service.nsf/docid/4E27E77E7E94DF6685256996000F4B40   (172 words)

  
 RMIT - Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It will examine the current assurance environment, employ practical skills in areas such as risk assessment and assurance models, performance measurement, electronic data integrity, due diligence, forensic accounting and auditing, financial consultancy, corporate restructuring and compliance matters.
The course is not confined to independent assurance services but will give a broad base of understanding in the current trends of business assurance activities, in order to add value in terms of management strategies and financial services.
However, students are expected to research and review a wide range of articles and websites in the area of assurance services.
www.rmit.edu.au /browse?SIMID=ACCT1117   (913 words)

  
 quality assurance, e-scale, e-business services testing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In order to ensure success, an exhaustive quality assurance needs to be performed on websites, this includes testing the website and web based applications for quality over different browsers and operating system configurations and check whether they can handle a large amount of concurrent users.
Quality Assurance is our area of proficiency encompassing automated and manual software testing, test-process evaluation and enhancement and test management solutions.
We have an extensive line of quality assurance hardware and software resources that we use to test the functionality of an application and its compatibility with multiple operating systems and browser configurations thus ensuring the durability and compatibility of the application as per its functionality.
www.iconceptua.com /ebusiness/qualityassurance.htm   (478 words)

  
 Clickmarks | Services > Quality Assurance Services
Our goal is to optimize our clients' quality assurance efforts while meeting their objectives and schedules.
As mission-critical applications are moved to the web, quality assurance is becoming a large part of that challenge.
Perhaps you have faced some of these challenges: Maintaining technology skills in the QA department; the difficulty hiring, managing and retaining top-notched QA personnel; the need to stay on top of QA automation tools to improve QA efficiency; the need for independent QA for outsourced development projects.
www.clickmarks.com /services/qa.html   (192 words)

  
 Assurance Related Services
Bronner provides web site audit services to ensure that government agencies are adhering to stated practices and industry guidelines in such areas as privacy, security, integrity, confidentiality, complaint resolution, and business practices.
Bronner 's web assurance services systematically adhere to stated practices and industry guidelines in three key areas: business practice disclosures, transaction integrity, and information protection.
We work with management and the audit committee to identify the unique risks, opportunities, and challenges that the organization must recognize for the audit committee to meet the highest standards of performance.
www.bronnergroup.com /services/assurance_ex.shtml   (330 words)

  
 Bob Jensen's Threads On Assurance Services and Security
Trust Services Principles and Criteria Exposure Draft Click here to view the Trust Services principles and criteria The Trust Services Principles and Criteria are intended to address user and preparer needs regarding issues of security, availability, processing integrity, online privacy and confidentiality within ecommerce and nonecommerce systems.
This committee is charged with the ongoing development of new assurance services and the provision of guidance to practicing CPAs on implementing the services developed.
In the case of highly standardized services, the service auditor may be best suited to provide assurance: however, when the third-party offers many customized services, the third-party auditor may be unable to provide sufficient assurance regarding a specific client.
www.trinity.edu /rjensen/assurance.htm   (9242 words)

  
 Open Directory - Computers: Software: Testing Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Progeni Corporation - Services and tools for the development and maintenance of COBOL and other applications, code conversion or migration projects.
QA Testing Services - Quality assurance services for software development projects, including compatibility testing and certification, functionality, performance, stress, usability, website and server testing, localization, case design, and defect tracking.
SoftaTest - SoftaTest's comprehensive testing services help clients to improve the quality of their products and solutions in traditional client/server environment as well as in today's and tomorrow's mobile environments.
dmoz.org /Computers/Software/Testing_Services   (3145 words)

  
 Tanner LC - Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
At Tanner LC, we provide an array of business assurance services which include audits, reviews and other assurance services.
Because the very core of our business involves gathering, processing, and disseminating information, our assurance services may be financial or non-financial in nature.
We can assist you in the preparation of your financial statements in accordance with professional standards, but express no opinion or any other form of assurance on the underlying information included in them.
www.bestcpa.com /assurance   (326 words)

  
 E-SoftSys Quality Assurance Services
We have a strong Quality Assurance Center with a large pool of highly qualified quality assurance professionals and proven expertise in manual testing, development of test plans and creation of test scripts to automate testing.
Our Quality Assurance services are provided onsite, offshore or a combination of both, based on customer’s requirements.
For instance, testing services such as performance tests, regression tests, and stress tests are particularly useful before deployment of an application for a production run.
www.e-softsys.com /qa_overview.htm   (169 words)

  
 Quality Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In addition to traditional front-line steelwork and welding inspection services, Sale Associates Ltd provides Quality Assurance, monitoring, surveillance and audit of Fabricators' and Contractors' operational methods, plans and procedures.
These services are tailored to meet the individual contract requirements and the Client's budget.
To maintain these services Sale Associates Ltd has developed over the years a broad range of internal procedures which are accredited to BS EN ISO 9001.
www.sale-associates.com /toppage11.htm   (131 words)

  
 Assurance services - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'.
Such services are very broad and could include assessments of internet security and quality of health facilities.
This page was last modified 19:26, 29 March 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assurance_services   (68 words)

  
 Assurance Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Our audit strategy is an essential service that provides an objective assessment of all the business profit centers and financial activities within your organization.
BankLogic not only offers excellent auditing services, we also provide guidance with important accounting and regulatory issues which can have an enormous impact on your bottom line.
We combine the professionalism, independence and auditing proficiency of a CPA firm with the technical expertise of a high-tech security firm.
www.banklogic.net /html/assurance_services.html   (212 words)

  
 CASI Assurance Services
This service may be supplied to producers when the scheme operates a web site in which the service is included.
An additional charge is made to the scheme for this service.
This service is available to producers when the scheme operates a web site in which the service is included
www.everysite.co.uk /casi?p=4031469   (735 words)

  
 Assurance Services
Our Assurance Services provide you with a unique combination of accurate information and valuable insight that can improve your business strategy, information management, internal controls and more, all of which will have a measurable, positive effect on your profitability.
Audit Services: Using the latest in computer assisted audit techniques, we efficiently access information, identify trends and make comparisons that are not possible manually.
Compilation Services: We assist your accounting department in the preparation of your financial statements in accordance with professional standards.
www.lakegmc.com /assurance_services.htm   (280 words)

  
 Assurance & Advisory Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Our audit approach is to develop a detailed understanding of business operations and to focus   efforts on the highest risk areas.  Throughout our testing, we strive to identify areas in which management can improve internal control, record-keeping, and other various operational and accounting processes.
The annual financial audit represents the highest level of assurance on financial statements.
Reviews of financial statements consist of inquiry and analytical procedures that provide a reasonable basis for expressing limited assurance that there are no material modifications that should be made to the financial statements in order for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
www.gmautocpa.com /index_files/page0003.html   (205 words)

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