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attestation report

attestation report

8.3
A written statement from a certified public accountant saying information prepared by another person or company is reliable
  • noun
  • /əˌtɛstəˈneɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt/
  • Formal
translation icon : informe de atestación
  • The certified public accountant issued an attestation report confirming the accuracy of the financial statements prepared by the company.

Examples

  • The guidance on assurance services provided by the CICA/AICPA indicates that accountants' assurance reports should follow the format of traditional audit and other attestation reports.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The "SYSTRUST" product consists of a system description, management's assertion about the controls over the reliability of the system, and an attestation report by a CPA based on the SYSTRUST Principles and Criteria.

    Academic text (2000)

  • General or Restricted Use Attestation Report

    Academic text (2000)

  • They also clearly recognize the practical problem that any attestation report must be limited in some fashion.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The SYSTRUST product is the actual attestation report, but the principles and criteria would be used back in the development stage.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The guidance that assurance reports developed by accountants should follow the format of traditional audit and other attestation reports so that users, in recognizing the similarity, will perceive the high quality of audit services has obvious merit.

    Academic text (2000)

  • After reviewing the documents, the expert provided an attestation report that detailed their findings and ensured compliance with regulations.

  • Before applying for the loan, the business submitted an attestation report from their accountant to verify their financial health.

Synonyms

certification
vsattestation report
35 3.8

An official paper that proves something is true or someone is qualified

is a specialized accountant conclusion about the reliability of another party's information

Antonyms

rejection
180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

How Reliable

attestation report
  • Formal
8.3
report
∞ 1.3
statement
  • Formal
∞ 1.3
adverse opinion
  • Formal
8.4

Surface Forms

attestation report singular
attestation reports plural

Morphology

attestation + report

The meaning is directly compositional: an 'attestation' is a statement that certifies or proves something, and a 'report' is a formal account, so an 'attestation report' is simply a report that attests or certifies a system state. Although the concept is technical, the noun+noun combination follows ordinary English composition and is immediately understandable to a learner who already knows both constituent meanings.

Etymology

Attestation report comes from the verb attest, which means 'to say something is true'. Imagine a trusted accountant checking the accounts and signing a paper to say the numbers are correct. That is why the phrase means a formal, signed statement that the information is reliable.