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NDNB offers comprehensive SOC 2 readiness assessment services for Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia Businesses in helping get prepared for annual SOC 2 Type 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 audits. With years of performing regulatory compliance assessments, NDNB is one of the premier CPA performs offering a wide variety of professional services and solutions for Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia Businesses. We offer the following SOC 2 readiness assessment services & solutions for helping service organizations get prepared for annual compliance audits:

Scope Assessment: Don’t become a victim of “scope creep” – instead – work with the proven auditors at NDNB and properly plan your SOC 2 audit the right way from day one. Understanding what business processes are involved in the audit, along with personnel, facilities, third-party organizations – and more – is all an important component of proper audit scoping. Too big of a scope, and you’ll have significant cost overruns, particularly in terms of internal operational costs and external fees paid to auditors.

Too small of a scope and you may not suffice for certain reporting requirements for which customers and other intended users of the report are seeking to learn more about. Striking that healthy balance begins by performing a SOC 2 readiness assessment, so call and speak with Christopher G. Nickell, CPA, at 1-800-277-5415, ext. 706 or email Chris at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. today.

Internal Control Analysis: At its heart, SOC 2 assessments are about inquiring, examining, assessing – and at times, testing – internal controls at service organizations. What are internal controls? There’s a fair number of technical definitions, but for purposes of clarity – and simplicity – internal controls are the operational and I.T. policies, procedures, and processes built in to your organization’s daily business practices.

And every business – yes, we mean every – has something that can be done to strengthen and improve on their internal control structure, no question about it. After all, it’s why NDNB performs SOC 2 readiness assessments for Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia businesses – to assess one’s internal control environment.

SOC 2 Action Plan & Roadmap for Compliance: Another real benefit of performing a SOC 2 readiness assessment with NDNB is having an action plan and roadmap for compliance – a to do list, if you will – for successfully guiding your organization in the right direction, ultimately helping you achieve a successful SOC 2 compliance from day one. Having clear guidance and a true understanding of what needs to be one, when it needs to happen are all the important points that evolve out of NDNB’s SOC 2 readiness assessments. You need a roadmap for a successful SOC 2 audits, which begins by performing a SOC 2 readiness assessment with NDNB.

Why NDNB: Because our services for SOC 2 assessments include everything necessary for helping Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia businesses obtain annual compliance reports – from readiness assessments to remediation services, SOC 2 Type 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports, and much more. Working with a firm that provides all the essential resources for completing your SOC 2 – and also offering competitive fixed-fee pricing – is the obvious choice, so call and speak with Christopher G. Nickell, CPA, at 1-800-277-5415, ext. 706 or email Chris at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. today.

Next Steps: Ready to begin the SOC 2 audit process with DC’s leading provider of regulatory compliance services? Great, then we highly recommend you start the process with a SOC 2 readiness assessment today for purposes of examining, inquiring and assessing your control environment. Need a greater understanding of audit scope, what technical controls will require remediation – it all begins with NDNB’s SOC 2 readiness assessment, so contact us today. We offer fixed-fees for all our services and can provide a laundry list of referrals, so let’s talk today.

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SOC 2 Leaders for Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia Businesses

NDNB is a household name when it comes to regulatory compliance for Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia Businesses, providing such services for years, which have included SOC 1 SSAE 18, SOC 2, SOC 3, EI3PA, ACH Audits, MERS compliance, internal audits, and more. Additionally, we offered fixed-fee pricing on all of our engagements, along with a laundry list of supporting tools and services.

Since 2006, NDNB has been setting the standard for security & compliance regulations