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The Complete CPA Reference
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The Complete CPA Reference

by Nick A. Dauber, Jae K. Shim, Joel G. Siegel
May 2012
Intermediate to advanced
725 pages
18h 38m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER 15

Consulting Services

Certified public accountants (CPAs) have become more than specialists in accounting, auditing, attestation, and tax-related matters. Clients have come to rely on CPAs as business advisors in many diverse areas, such as mergers and acquisitions, information technology, and controllership activities. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has long recognized the involvement of CPAs in nontraditional services and previously issued Statements on Standards for Management Advisory Services. In 1992, those statements were superseded by a Statement on Standards for Consulting Services (SSCS) to (1) indicate a broader range of professional services and (2) provide standards for the practitioner to follow.

What are consulting services?

Consulting services are professional services involving the application of technical skills, education, observations, and experiences.

Consulting services include:

  • Consultations, in which the CPA provides counsel based on existing knowledge of the client. This service usually spans a short time period—for example, providing guidance in connection with a client-prepared business plan.
  • Advisory services, in which the CPA formulates findings, conclusions, and recommendations; an example is analysis of an information technology–based accounting system.
  • Implementation services, in which the CPA, alone or with client assistance, puts an action plan into effect, such as actual installation of a computer system.
  • Transaction ...
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