Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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SSAE16

SSAE 16, or the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16, is a set of guidelines and auditing standards published by the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. It provides guidance on how service companies can report on the compliance controls they have in place, and has been updated to redefine the standards for such reporting.

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