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Audit standards (SAS 70)

Organisations providing outsourced services to clients that need Sarbanes-Oxley certification may also need to consider Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 standards.

These provide your client’s auditors with assurance about your internal controls.

It also makes your customers feel confident about the internal controls you operate on their behalf. There are two types of service auditor’s reports - Type I and Type II. However, a Type I report will not provide enough assurance for Sarbanes-Oxley purposes.

The benefits

Offering a SAS 70 report to prospective clients can set you apart from your competitors. It shows potential customers that you are serious about internal controls and have a robust approach to meeting their needs.

Mazars has experience in serving all SAS 70 needs. Through our international operations, we are able to provide certification using experienced professionals. We offer:

  • dedicated client managers
  • consistent and experienced teams
  • working practices flexible to your unique needs.

National contact

Craig Scarr

Craig Scarr

Partner
+44 (0)1582 700 739/740

Related Information

The new SAS70 cover

The new SAS70

21 April 2011

For reporting periods on or after 15 June 2011 the widely used SAS 70 report on controls at a service organization will no longer apply. It has been superseded by SSAE 16 in the US. Internationally the equivalent is ISAE 3402.