Agreed-Upon Procedures

Flexible, targeted engagements addressing specific financial, operational, or compliance related questions for you and your stakeholders.

Overview

Targeted procedures for specific needs.

AsuraTrust offers Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) services, engagements which provide a flexible, targeted approach for addressing specific financial, operational, or compliance related questions.

Under an AUP engagement, we work with you—and, when applicable, specified third parties such as lenders or investors—to define the exact procedures to be performed. We then carry out those procedures and report our factual findings.

AUP engagements are ideal when full financial statement audits or reviews are not required, but independent verification is still needed. Common uses include testing specific account balances, validating contract compliance, confirming internal control processes, or examining agreed upon data for regulatory or stakeholder purposes. Our Firm is based in Tampa, Florida, and performs AUP engagements remotely for clients in the Tampa area and beyond.

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Whether you need a specific balance tested, contract compliance validated, or agreed upon data examined for a third party, our Firm is here to help. Schedule a consultation today.

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Engagement details

What to expect from the engagement.

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Scope

Can involve financial or non-financial subject matter.

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Flexibility

Procedures are custom-defined by you and any specified third parties.

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When to use

Ideal when targeted, independent verification is needed for a specific purpose.

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Output

Results in a practitioner’s report of factual findings — no opinion or conclusion expressed.

Who it’s for

Who relies on agreed-upon procedures.

Owners

Owners & management

When a specific question needs an independent answer — a particular account balance, process, or calculation — agreed-upon procedures deliver focused, factual findings without a full-scope engagement.

Lenders

Lenders & investors

Third parties sometimes need specific financial data independently verified — covenant calculations, borrowing bases, or key balances. An AUP engagement reports factual findings on exactly those items.

Contracts

Contract & compliance parties

Royalty and license agreements, leases, franchise arrangements, and grant or regulatory programs often call for independent verification of specific terms. AUP engagements address exactly the items in question.

AUP vs. examination

Findings, or an opinion.

Level of assurance

AUPNo opinion or conclusion is expressed — the report presents factual findings, and users draw their own conclusions.

ExaminationReasonable assurance — an independent opinion is expressed on the subject matter against suitable criteria.

Who defines the procedures

AUPThe engaging parties — procedures are custom-defined by you and any specified third parties, tailored to the exact questions at hand.

ExaminationThe practitioner determines the nature, timing, and extent of procedures needed to support an opinion.

The report

AUPA practitioner’s report describing each procedure performed and the factual findings from each.

ExaminationAn examination report expressing an opinion on whether the subject matter follows the applicable criteria.

When it’s the right fit

AUPTargeted, independent verification is needed for a specific purpose — without the scope of a full examination or audit.

ExaminationStakeholders need a high level of independent assurance on specific subject matter beyond the financial statements.

Related service

Need an opinion rather than findings? Learn more about our attestation examinations.

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