SAS 70

ATA Technologies works closely with Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs to provide high quality SAS 70 audits.  Four members of our staff, two accountants and two IT technicians, have received special certification, so we have the knowledge and the skills to effectively provide this type of auditing service.

SAS 70 is an acronym for Statement on Auditing Standard 70; it was developed and is maintained by the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants). Specifically, SAS 70 is a "Report on the Processing of Transactions by Service Organizations" where the ATA team audits and assesses internal controls of a service organization. At the end of the audit, we issue an important report called the "Service Auditor's Report."

SAS 70 is not a barebones checklist audit; it is an extremely thorough audit that is used chiefly as an authoritative guidance. In today's market, it is a very helpful and substantial audit that shows transparency to the businesses that a service organization works with. In addition, it shows the service organizations prospective clients that the service organization has been thoroughly checked and deemed to have satisfactory controls and safeguards either when hosting specific information or processing information such as data belonging to customers that they do business with.