Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS |
TITLE 2. ACCOUNTANTS |
SUBTITLE 4A. PEER REVIEW. |
§ 2-4A-04. System, engagement, and report reviews
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(a) System review. -- A system review is required for a licensee or permit holder that performs any of the following services:
(1) engagements governed by the Statements on Auditing Standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; or
(2) engagements governed by the government auditing standards issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office;
(3) examinations of prospective financial information under:
(i) the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; or
(ii) the government auditing standards issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office; or
(4) audits of issuers not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that are performed under standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(b) Engagement review. -- An engagement review is required for a licensee or permit holder not required to have a system review that performs any of the following services:
(1) review of historical financial statements in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
(2) compilation of historical financial statements with disclosures performed under the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
(3) compilation of historical financial statements that omit substantially all disclosures performed under the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; or
(4) engagements performed under the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants other than the examination of prospective financial statements.