We perform account reviews of business’ financial statements and issue a report that provides limited assurance that material changes to the financial statements are not necessary. With respect to reliability and assurance, a review falls between a compilation, which provides no assurance, and the more extensive assurance of an audit.
Before a review, we may have to compile financial statements; however, in all cases, financial statements are of the business, not the CPA’s. The clients management must have a sufficient understanding of the financial statements to assume responsibility for them.
Karki CPA LLC will make inquiries concerning financial statement-related matters such as accounting principles and practices; recordkeeping practices, accounting policies, actions of the board of directors, and changes in business activities. Then we will apply analytical procedures designed to identify unusual items or trends in the financial statements that may need explanation. Essentially, a review is designed to see whether the financial statements “make sense” without applying audit-type tests.