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Peer Review Guide > Report and LOC Guide > Monitoring

System LOC: Monitoring

Quality Control Requirements
Index to Findings: Sample symptoms and systemic causes with links to sample wording

Quality Control Requirements:

The quality control standards require all firms to monitor their quality control systems for suitability of design and effectiveness of application in four areas:

  1. Relevance and adequacy of the firm's policies and procedures.
  2. Appropriateness of the firm's guidance materials and practice aids.
  3. Effectiveness of professional development programs.
  4. Compliance with the firm's policies and procedures

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Index to Findings: Sample of Symptoms and Systemic Causes

Finding Symptom Policy/Procedure Weakness
m01 Departures from standards not identified and corrected on a timely basis. Lack of effective monitoring policies and procedures.
m02 Departures from standards not identified and corrected on a timely basis. Did not follow policy to perform annual inspections or post-issuance review procedures.
m03 Results of monitoring procedures are not summarized. Policy does not require summarization of monitoring results.
m04 Inspection or post-issuance review procedures did not detect deficiencies expected to be detected. Policy does not include all procedures required for an inspection.
m05 Specialized industry considerations not covered in inspection. Policy does not require inspectors to have specialized industry knowledge.
m06 Inspection or post-issuance review procedures did not detect engagement deficiencies expected to be detected. Policy does not require the use of any practice aids to assist with engagement review portion of inspection.
m07 Inspections or post-issuance review procedures not performed timely. Firm did not comply with its policy.
m08 Performance not monitored for all industries in which the firm practices Monitoring procedures are sufficiently comprehensive
m09 Post-issuance monitoring findings not communicated to the firm Current policy does not provide for communication of findings
m10 Noncompliance with firm policies and procedures not timely communicated Ineffective post-issuance review procedures

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