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How to Get a CPA Letter: What It Can Confirm
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CPA Business Verification & Profit and Loss Confirmation Letters
Letters confirming business existence, ownership and years in operation — plus compiled or reviewed P&L statements when a third party requires one.
- Existence & ownership
- Years in operation
- P&L options
What we confirm
Facts a business letter can state.
From our records and documents we reviewed.
Legal name
Business name and entity type.
Years in operation
How long the business has operated.
Ownership
Ownership stated in documents we reviewed.
Good standing
Status we verified with the state.
Letters state only facts within our knowledge from services we performed. Not an audit, review or compilation; no assurance about future income or solvency.
“CPA-certified P&L”
CPAs don’t certify a P&L. Here’s what we offer.
Choose a prepared, compiled or reviewed P&L depending on what your requester needs.
No assurancePreparationSSARS AR-C 70
Statements prepared from your records.
Limited assuranceReviewSSARS AR-C 90
Inquiry and analytics with a review report.
Reasonable assuranceAuditAICPA SAS
Full audit opinion. Offered by decision.
Not every request needs the highest level. We match the engagement to the exact wording your requester uses.
How an engagement works
Four steps, clearly defined.
- 1
Tell us who is asking
Share the requester and their exact wording.
- 2
Upload securely
Instructions and returns go through the client portal.
- 3
Consent & quote
Written consent, then scope and a quote.
- 4
Signed letter
A letter stating facts from work we performed.
Licensed CPA sign-offEvery report and letter
AICPA standardsSSARS and SSAE, cited by number
Independence firstConfirmed before we accept
Secure portalDocuments never sent by email
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Reviewed by the NexusWorks assurance team · Last updated Oct 28, 2026
CPAs don’t “certify” a P&L. We can prepare, compile or review one, depending on what the requester needs.
Legal name, entity type, years in operation, ownership from documents we reviewed and good standing we verified.
Match your request
Tell us what was asked for.
Paste the exact wording from your lender, surety or agency. We'll tell you which engagement satisfies it — and if it doesn't fit what we offer, we'll say so.
Out-of-state engagements accepted where state rules permit.