Proposed statement on standards for attestation engagements : examination of management's discussion and analysis;Examination of management's discussion and analysis; Exposure draft (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), 1987, Feb. 14

Authors

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

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Description

Financial statement users are interested in information about the risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect an entity's future cash flows, results of operations, and financial condition. A principal source of such information is the Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) that entities subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are required to present. Because of the importance of MD&A to users, an entity may engage an independent public accountant to attest to the representations contained in that information. This proposed statement on standards for attestation engagements provides performance and reporting guidance for such engagements.

Publication Date

1987

Relational Format

Book

Keywords

Attest function (Auditing) -- Standards -- United States

Disciplines

Accounting | Taxation

Comments

Originally published by: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Copyright and permission to reprint held by: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Recommended Citation

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board, "Proposed statement on standards for attestation engagements : examination of management's discussion and analysis;Examination of management's discussion and analysis; Exposure draft (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), 1987, Feb. 14" (1987). Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position. 505.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aicpa_sop/505