Every year as summer draws to a close, one of the most sought-after topics for discussion that clients, business associates, and others reach out to our firm about is regarding Gap Letters— sometimes called Bridge Letters.
About Megan Kovash (CPA)
Megan Kovash works primarily on SOC audits with experience in financial audit and internal audit as well. Megan started her career in January 2011 after completing her Masters of Accountancy with the University of Denver. She worked in the Risk Assurance group at Ernst & Young, then moved to the Internal Audit Data Analytics group at Charles Schwab. She is now a Senior Manager at Linford & Co., LLP Megan enjoys working with clients and coworkers to find and implement solutions to better her client’s business.
Understanding SOC Services: Organization Control Audits
What are SOC services in relation to service organization control audits? SOC services, in this context, refers to System and Organization Controls (SOC) and the suite of services CPA firms provide for auditing these controls at a service organization. These audits are referred to as SOC audits. There are several different kinds of SOC audits […]
A SOC 2 Compliance Checklist Doesn’t Exist, But Guidance Does
Has one or more of your customers requested that you undergo a SOC 2 audit? If so you may be asking yourself, what is a SOC 2 report and how do I become SOC 2 compliant? The answers are not as straightforward as you may have hoped as no SOC 2 report is the same. […]
How Bad is a Qualified Report? Understanding SOC Report Opinions
How bad is a qualified report? This question comes up almost every time a qualified report is issued to a service organization.
SOC 1 (f. SSAE 16) Review Guidance
Many U.S. companies receive what, until recently, were called SAS 70 audit reports from certain types of vendors.