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A chief risk officer at a commercial financial institution is reviewing third-party compliance requirements for a newly selected SaaS general ledger processing vendor. The bank's internal regulatory compliance charter mandates that external service providers affecting financial accounting must provide independent attestation regarding the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) across a full 12-month evaluation window. Which of the following audit attestation reports specifically satisfies this requirement?

  1. A SOC 1 Type II reportCevap
  2. B
    A SOC 2 Type II report
  3. C
    A SOC 1 Type I report
  4. D
    A SOC 3 report

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A SOC 1 Type II report is the required independent audit attestation.
A SOC 1 Type II report is specifically scoped for Service Organization Controls related to Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR). Furthermore, the Type II designation confirms that an independent auditor evaluated both the design suitability and the operational effectiveness of those controls over a specified period (such as 12 months).

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1
Identify the primary control domain required by the compliance charter.
The requirement specifically targets internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) rather than general IT security or privacy criteria.
SOC 1 reports focus on financial accounting and reporting controls under SSAE 18 standards, whereas SOC 2 and SOC 3 focus on Trust Services Criteria.
2
Determine the required testing timeframe and operational scope.
The requirement demands verification of control operational effectiveness over a full 12-month period.
Type II reports test control execution and operational effectiveness over a minimum period of time (typically 6 to 12 months), whereas Type I reports assess control design suitability at a single static point in time.
3
Select the attestation report matching both domain and evaluation period requirements.
A SOC 1 Type II report fulfills both the ICFR scope and the 12-month operational effectiveness mandate.
Combining SOC 1 (financial scope) and Type II (period testing) precisely meets all organizational compliance criteria.

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Distinguishing SOC Report Scope and Types (SOC 1 vs SOC 2 vs SOC 3, Type I vs Type II)
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