The ASB recently adopted a final revision of ASOP No. 21, Responding to or Assisting Auditors or Examiners in Connection with Financial Audits, Financial Reviews, and Financial Examinations, which had been promulgated in 2004. A key change reflected in the revision includes expanding and clarifying the applicability of the ASOP to financial audits, financial reviews, and financial examinations relative to current practices, especially the risk-focused and prospective view used in these financial audits, financial reviews, and financial examinations. The standard, which can be viewed under the “Standards of Practice” tab in “Current Standards,” will be effective for any actuarial work in connection with a financial audit, financial review, or financial examination for fiscal periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016.
