Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy
Article 1 - Rules of Professional Conduct
12 AAC 04.038 - Attest functions

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 04.038

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) To perform an attest function means to provide any of the following services:

(1) an audit or other engagement to be performed in accordance with the Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, AICPA Professional Standards, as revised as of June 15. 2022, adopted by reference;

(2) a review of a financial statement to be performed in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, AICPA Professional Standards, as revised as of June 15. 2022, adopted by reference;

(3) an examination of prospective financial information to be performed in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, AICPA Professional Standards, as revised as of June 15, 2022, adopted by reference;

(4) an engagement to be performed in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) established under 15 U.S.C. 7211(a); and

(5) an examination, review, or agreed upon procedures engagement performed in accordance with the SSAE, other than an examination under (3) of this subsection.

(b) An individual licensee who is responsible for supervising attest engagements, or who signs or authorizes another to sign the accountant's report on the financial statements on behalf of the firm, shall meet the competency requirements set out in the professional standards for the attest engagements. The supervising licensee shall obtain and maintain the competencies necessary in the specific circumstances.

(c) A licensee performing an attest engagement shall maintain a quality control system that complies with the Quality Control Standards (QCS) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, AICPA Professional Standards, as revised as of June 15, 2022, adopted by reference.

A copy of the AICPA Professional Standards, may be obtained from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants at AICPA, 220 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, North Carolina 27707-8110 or at AICPA's website at http://www.aicpa.org.

Authority:AS 08.04.070

AS 08.04.423

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