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System and Engagement Reviews

Independent AICPA peer reviews conducted with care, consistency and practical feedback.

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Strengthen Your Firm's Quality

Peer review is a requirement, but it is also an opportunity. A well-run review helps you find weaknesses in your quality management system, improve engagement quality and show regulators and clients that your firm meets professional standards.

We perform system and engagement reviews under the AICPA Peer Review Program with a collaborative approach. We plan early, communicate clearly throughout and deliver findings that are specific enough to act on, so the review strengthens your practice instead of just checking a box.

Peer review standards require reviewers to be independent, so we do not perform the peer review for firms we support with quality control services. For support between reviews, see outsourced quality control and our full range of peer review services.

What We Do

1

System Reviews

Reviewing your firm's system of quality management and a sample of engagements across your practice.

2

Engagement Reviews

Focused reviews of selected engagements to assess compliance with professional standards.

3

Pre-Review Consultations

Helping you prepare before fieldwork begins so there are no surprises.

4

Findings and Recommendations

Clear, practical feedback on what to fix and how to fix it.

5

Remediation Support

Assisting with corrective actions and implementation plans when issues are identified.

Who Is This For

  • CPA firms required to undergo AICPA peer review
  • Firms looking for a reviewer who understands practices like theirs
  • Firms that want a collaborative, constructive review experience
  • Practices preparing for their first peer review

Meet the Team

Our peer review team brings hands-on audit and accounting experience and a working knowledge of AICPA standards to every review.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does my firm need a system review or an engagement review?

Firms that perform audits, engagements under Government Auditing Standards or examinations under the attestation standards need a system review. Firms that only perform reviews and compilations generally have an engagement review.

How often is a peer review required?

Once every three years.

Peer review coming up?

Let's talk early about timing and scope.

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