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SOC 2 Preparation Support

Prepare reviewed records for a SOC 2 examination

Yes AI can help organise evidence and documentation around your service, approved controls and the requirements agreed with your CPA firm. Your team owns the controls and verifies the records; the independent firm performs the examination and issues its report.

Discuss your workflow (03) 9003 0111

30-minute consultation: free for businesses with 20+ full-time staff; otherwise AUD200 including GST.

What the workflow can include

01

Clarify the requested report

Read the customer request and describe the service, systems, locations and suppliers involved. Record the intended users and their requirements. Take questions about report type, criteria and period to the CPA firm before setting preparation milestones.

02

Draft documentation for owner review

Use approved information to prepare control descriptions, policy drafts and an evidence checklist. Name an owner for each item. The owner checks whether the wording describes actual practice and records any work needed before the control can operate as intended.

03

Connect records to their sources

Where permissions allow, scope exports or integrations that organise existing records by control and period. Keep dates, source links and review status. Flag unavailable or inconsistent material so staff can resolve it without replacing it with generated evidence.

04

Track preparation and auditor requests

Maintain a queue of missing records, open questions and agreed remediation work. Prepare staff for control walkthroughs using their verified records. Share material through an approved channel and keep the CPA firm responsible for its testing, evidence evaluation and conclusions.

AICPA resources for checking the scope

Use the AICPA overview and report review checklist when discussing the report with your CPA firm. These explain the categories, report period and information a reader should check. They do not endorse Yes AI or determine whether your organisation is ready for an examination.

Agree the scope before connecting data

Start with a defined workflow and representative examples. The proposal should identify the software, responsibilities, access and acceptance checks. Delivery time and price depend on that scope.

  • Provide the customer request and a system overview without unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Confirm the independent CPA firm, proposed scope and questions needing its decision.
  • Name control owners and agree access, retention and reviewer responsibilities.
  • Set preparation milestones and separate consulting, software and examination costs.

Questions about soc 2 preparation support

What does SOC 2 cover?

A SOC 2 examination concerns controls within a service organisation, using applicable Trust Services Criteria. The categories cover security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy. Agree the system boundary, relevant categories and intended report users with the independent CPA firm. A customer request should be reviewed for its actual scope rather than treated as a universal requirement for every SaaS business.

Does Yes AI issue a SOC 2 report or certification?

Yes AI provides preparation and workflow support. The independent, appropriately licensed CPA firm performs the examination and issues its report. A drafted policy, an evidence folder or a software readiness score is not that report. Our engagement does not promise an audit opinion, customer approval or certification.

How do Type 1 and Type 2 reports differ?

A Type 1 report addresses the system description and suitability of control design as of a specified date. A Type 2 report also addresses operating effectiveness over a specified period. Agree the report type, period and examination plan with the CPA firm and check what the intended customer needs. This page does not prescribe a fixed observation period or require a Type 1 report before Type 2.

Can AI prepare evidence for the examination?

A scoped workflow can help index approved records, draft control descriptions and highlight missing material. Each evidence item should retain its source, date, owner and relevant period. Staff must verify accuracy and completeness. AI must not invent records, backdate approvals or treat a policy draft as evidence that a control operated. The CPA firm decides what evidence its examination requires.

How long will preparation take and what will it cost?

Review existing controls, missing evidence, system complexity, staff availability and the proposed examination period before setting milestones. Yes AI quotes its preparation work after scoping. Obtain software and CPA examination fees separately unless the written proposal explicitly includes them. There is no fixed completion date, first-year total or guaranteed saving on this page.

Can we use our existing compliance platform and cloud tools?

Assess the exact product editions, account permissions, export options and data-handling terms. Work can be scoped around an existing platform or approved records without assuming a new subscription is necessary. A platform or cloud provider report does not automatically establish the controls of your own service. Agree responsibility for configuration, access and retained evidence.

Does a SOC 2 report satisfy every customer or legal requirement?

Check each customer request and applicable obligation separately with the responsible adviser. The report covers a defined system, criteria and date or period. Do not present it as automatic approval for a healthcare or financial service, or as a replacement for another requested assessment. Hosting location and supplier responsibilities also need to be considered within the actual service scope.

What should we bring to a scoping consultation?

Bring the customer request, a system overview, existing policies, control owners and a list of the records already available. Use redacted examples until access and data handling have been agreed. The first output can be a preparation plan with responsibilities, missing evidence and questions for the CPA firm. Agree any ongoing evidence maintenance as a separate scope.

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