Alert That Restricts The Use Of the Auditor's Written Communication

As a result of its Clarity Project, the Auditing Standards Board has issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 125, Alert That Restricts the Use of the Auditorisquo;s Written Communication, to:

Supersede SAS No. 87, Restricting the Use of an Auditor squo;s Report (AICPA, Professional Standards, AU sec. 532 and AU-C sec. 905), and Amend the following SASs: SAS No. 117, Compliance Audits, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, AU-C sec. 935) SAS No. 119, Supplementary Information in Relation to the Financial Statements as a Whole (AICPA, Professional Standards, AU-C sec. 725) Several AU-C sections in SAS No. 122, Statements on Auditing Standards: Clarification and Recodification SAS No. 125 addresses the auditor squo;s responsibility, when required or the auditor decides, to include in the auditorrsquo;s report or other written communication issued by the auditor in connection with an engagement conducted in accordance with GAAS language that restricts the use of the auditortsquo;s written communication. In an auditor squo;s report, such language is included in an other-matter paragraph.