SOC 1

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SOC 1 is an auditing standard under the AICPA’s SSAE framework that evaluates the internal controls of service organizations relevant to their clients’ financial reporting.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
SOC 1 canonical 3
System and Organization Controls 1 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf auditing standard ⓘ
service organization control report ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo service organization management ⓘ
user auditors ⓘ
user entities ⓘ
basedOnFramework SSAE ⓘ
canSupport Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance ⓘ
controlCategoriesMayInclude change management ⓘ
data processing ⓘ
input, processing, and output controls ⓘ
logical access ⓘ
operations ⓘ
reconciliation and reporting controls ⓘ
distinguishedBy focus on financial reporting rather than trust services criteria ⓘ
distinguishedFrom SOC 2 ⓘ
SOC 3 ⓘ
focusesOn controls at service organizations relevant to user entities’ financial reporting ⓘ
internal controls over financial reporting ⓘ
fullName System and Organization Controls 1 ⓘ
linked to: SOC 1
geographicUse primarily United States ⓘ
governedBy AICPA attestation standards ⓘ
governingBody AICPA ⓘ
hasType Type I ⓘ
Type II ⓘ
includes description of tests of controls and results (for Type II) ⓘ
management’s assertion about controls ⓘ
management’s description of the service organization’s system ⓘ
service auditor’s report ⓘ
predecessorTerminology SAS 70 reports (conceptual predecessor) ⓘ
primaryObjective evaluate design and operating effectiveness of controls relevant to user entities’ financial reporting ⓘ
primaryUsers CFOs and controllers at user entities ⓘ
financial statement auditors of user entities ⓘ
risk and compliance teams at user entities ⓘ
relatedStandard SSAE 18 ⓘ
linked to: SSAE
relevantTo service organizations ⓘ
user auditors ⓘ
user entities ⓘ
reportDistribution restricted-use report ⓘ
reportIssuer independent CPA firm ⓘ
reportPeriodTypicalLength 6 to 12 months for Type II reports ⓘ
scope controls likely to be relevant to user entities’ internal control over financial reporting ⓘ
typeIDescription report on management’s description of a service organization’s system and the suitability of the design of controls as of a specified date ⓘ
typeIIDescription report on management’s description of a service organization’s system and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls over a specified period ⓘ
usedFor compliance with financial reporting requirements ⓘ
third-party risk management ⓘ
user auditors’ assessment of risks of material misstatement in financial statements ⓘ
vendor due diligence ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microsoft Azure → supportsComplianceStandard → SOC 1 ⓘ
subject linked to: Azure
SOC 2 → isDifferentFrom → SOC 1 ⓘ
SOC 1 → fullName → System and Organization Controls 1 ⓘ
linked to: SOC 1