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What happens when a CUEC is not actually performed at the user entity?

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The overall control objective fails.

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How does SSAE No. 21 affect SOC 1 and SOC 2 engagements?

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It does not materially change them; SOC 1 remains under SSAE No. 18.

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Why can a qualified SOC 1 opinion still matter to the user auditor?

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It narrows reliance and increases substantive testing.

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Why are SOC engagements classified as attestation examinations?

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Because the practitioner examines a management assertion and reports an opinion.

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