A SAS 70 readiness questionnaire is what should be considered the first and
most important step when beginning the journey toward SAS 70 Type I or Type II
audit compliance. These questionnaires are divided into different
sections for the SAS 70 audit, effectively preparing the service organization
in meeting the rigorous demands set forth by the auditing standard.

What's important to note about sas 70 readiness questionnaire templates are
that they identify the important components of what will be examined during the
SAS 70 Type I or Type II audit process by auditors. Thus, it’s an excellent
opportunity for organizations to either conduct their own self-assessment or do
a readiness assessment with an approved CPA firm that specializes in sas 70
audits. Regardless if you do a self-assessment independently or work with a CPA
firm in a collaborative manner, one needs to be done to adequately prepare for
the audit. If not, many problems can arise during the audit, such as scope creep,
deficiencies found in one's control environment, just to name a few.

Buyer beware. If you have never had a sas 70 audit conducted on your
organization and a CPA firm agrees to do your Type I or Type II audit without a
readiness-then I highly urge you not to engage with that firm? Why? Simple. Any
reputable CPA firm will not make any assumptions about your control environment
without some type of readiness assessment, either done independently or by the CPA
firm. Moving towards a Type I or Type II audit without any type of preparedness
may cause you much more harm than good.

Take time to find a provider that provides free SAS 70 readiness
questionnaire templates and forms, or one that will help conduct the readiness
assessment for you at a marginal fee.

If you would like to receive sas 70 readiness questionnaire templates, please email us at info@sas70.us.com.

You can also receive sas 70 sample reports, which will give you an excellent example of a SAS 70 Type II audit.