Engagement

Agreed-Upon Procedures

Targeted procedures on specific balances or covenants — inventory counts, royalty calculations, or lender schedules — reported as factual findings.

Open notebook with figures beside a laptop during agreed procedures work

Who this is for

Companies facing a one-time lender request, royalty verification, or inventory observation where a full audit is unnecessary.

Result you receive

A factual findings report describing the procedures performed and the results — without an opinion or assurance conclusion.

Scope

Included

  • Joint drafting of the procedure list with you and the relying party where appropriate
  • Performance of the listed procedures and documentation of results
  • Factual findings report

Outside this engagement

  • Opinions on fairness of financial statements
  • Procedures outside the agreed list without a change order

How we work

  1. 1

    Lock the procedure list

    Every step is written so the relying party knows exactly what will and will not be done.

  2. 2

    Perform and document

    We execute the list, retain evidence, and note any limitations encountered on site.

  3. 3

    Issue findings

    The report states what we found — no soft conclusions dressed as assurance.

Provide the draft schedule or covenant calculation and confirm site access for any count or observation.

Constraints: Findings are limited to the procedures agreed; expanding mid-engagement requires a written change.

Ready to define the engagement letter?

Send the lender’s or counterparty’s request wording so we can draft a matching procedure list.

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