A notice to reader engagement represents the most basic form of accounting services provided to clients. Financial statements are simply prepared based on the financial information provided to us by the client and there is no level of assurance provided. They are most commonly prepared for owner-managers in order for them to review their financial information in a financial statement form and for income tax purposes.
Assurance and Accounting

Compilations/Notice to Reader Engagements
Review Engagements
A review engagement consists of the use of analytical procedures along with inquiry and discussions with management in order to assess the plausibility of the financial statements. A review engagement provides valuable insight into your financial information and if often used to satisfy lenders by providing them with a sufficient level of assurance in order to either obtain or maintain credit facilities.


Audit Engagements
An audit engagement provides the highest level of assurance for your financial statements. An audit consists of a complete evaluation of your systems internal controls combined with a thorough examination of account balances through analytical procedures, confirmation of account balances with third parties, inspection of documents, observations of assets, and inquiries and discussions with management in order to ensure the financial statements are fairly stated. Audited financial statements are commonly required due to statutory requirements or as a request from a third party such as a lending institution.