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The AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) proposed amendments Thursday to AU-C Section 920, Letters for Underwriters and Certain Other Requesting Parties.
AU-C Section 920 was issued as part of the ASB’s clarity project and is a redrafting of AU Section 634 of the same title. When the clarified standard was issued, the ASB did not intend to change or expand AU Section 634 in any significant respect.
The proposed amendments to AU-C Section 920 are designed to address implementation issues and avoid unintended changes to previous practice. The proposed amendments are contained in Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards, Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 122, Statements on Auditing Standards: Clarification and Recodification, Section 920, Letters for Underwriters and Certain Other Requesting Parties, as amended.
The proposal also includes additional amendments that would further clarify AU-C Section 920. Comments are due April 15 and can be submitted to Sherry Hazel at shazel@aicpa.org.
—Ken Tysiac (ktysiac@aicpa.org) is a JofA senior editor.
