​​​​ Subservice organisation―a service organisation used by another service organisation to perform some of the services provided to user entities that are likely to be relevant to user entities’ internal control as it relates to financial …

​ Test of controls―a procedure designed to evaluate the operating effectiveness of controls in achieving the control objectives stated in the service organisation’s description of its …

User auditor―an auditor who audits and reports on the financial report/statements of a user entity. [7] …

User entity―an entity that uses a service organisation. …

Agreed-upon procedures – Procedures that have been agreed to by the practitioner and the engaging party (and if relevant, other parties). (Ref: Para. A10 …

Agreed-upon procedures engagement – An engagement in which a practitioner is engaged to carry out procedures to which the practitioner and the engaging party (and if relevant, other parties) have agreed and to communicate the procedures performed and the …

Engagement partner – The partner or other person in the firm who is responsible for the engagement and its performance, and for the agreed-upon procedures report that is issued on behalf of the firm, and who, where required, has the appropriate authority …

Engaging party – The party(ies) that engage(s) the practitioner to perform the agreed-upon procedures engagement. (Ref: Para. A11 …

Engagement team – All partners and staff performing the agreed-upon procedures engagement, and any individuals engaged by the firm or a network firm who perform procedures on the engagement. This excludes a practitioner's external expert engaged by the …

Findings – Findings are the factual results of agreed-upon procedures performed. Findings are capable of being objectively verified. References to findings in this ASRS exclude opinions or conclusions in any form as well as any recommendations that the …