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AGREED UPON PROCEDURES.


The Auditing Standards Board In the United States, the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) is the senior technical committee designated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to issue auditing, attestation, and quality control statements, standards and guidance to certified public  has withdrawn SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System.  No. 75, Engagements to Apply Agreed-Upon Procedures to Specified Element, Accounts, or Items of a Financial Statement. All agreed upon Adj. 1. agreed upon - constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"
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. The effective date is when subject matter or assertion is as of or for a period ending on or after June 1, 2001, with earlier application permitted.

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Title Annotation:Auditing Standards Board
Publication:California CPA
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2001
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