# Aprio, LLP - **Type:** Certification body - **Website:** https://www.aprio.com - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A large US accounting and assurance firm, accredited by ANAB to certify ISO 9001, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701 and ISO/IEC 42001 for AI management systems. ## Aprio scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 1/5 No published record of certificate suspension or withdrawal action was found; the research shows only its absence, not a track record either way. ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 4/5 ANAB's own public directory independently confirms Accredited status scoped precisely to ISO 42001, 27001, 27701, 22301 and 9001. ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No fee schedule, rate card or worked examples were found anywhere; fees disclosure is explicitly marked false in the fact-set. ### Knowledge of your sector: 2/5 ISO 42001 accreditation is confirmed but only one marketing sentence backs it; no named AI-governance clients, case studies or assessor bios were found. ### Independence from what it sells: 2/5 No published ISO-17021-style impartiality policy exists; only an AICPA alternative-practice disclosure and one line claiming advisor/auditor separation. ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 2/5 LLP structure and an alternative-practice-structure separation are described, but no professional-indemnity-insurance disclosure was found. ## Sources for Aprio Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Aprio, LLP is described on Aprio's own site as 'a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services', structurally separate from Aprio Advisory Group, LLC (tax/consulting, not a licensed CPA firm) under an AICPA Code of Professional Conduct 'alternative practice structure'. - Source: https://www.aprio.com/about/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - ANAB's own public CB Directory lists Aprio, LLP (ref Aprio-MS-9785, Georgia, United States) with status 'Accredited', scoped to ISO 9001, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701 and ISO/IEC 42001, verified by a live directory search, not taken from Aprio's marketing. - Source: https://anabdirectory.remoteauditor.com/Certificate/Browse - Checked: 2026-09-20 - Aprio, LLP signed the auditor's consent as 'Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm' for Riverview Bancorp, Inc.'s FY2026 Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, from its Lake Oswego, Oregon office, evidence it is a PCAOB-registered audit firm operating under the Aprio, LLP name in SEC filings. - Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041368/000104136826000007/rvsb-20260331xex23d1.htm - Checked: 2026-09-20 - Aprio's risk & compliance division states it has completed '10,000+ SOC reports' and '1,000+ PCI DSS certifications', and that 'the advisors who prepare you for certification are separate from the team that audits you'. - Source: https://riskcompliance.aprio.com/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Not published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Published - Independent accreditation: Published - Client results: Not published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Independently confirmed by ANAB's own public directory (not just Aprio's marketing) as an accredited certification body across five management-system standards, including ISO/IEC 42001, the AI management system standard. - Lists FedRAMP, CMMC, PCI and HITRUST assessment services alongside SOC 2 and ISO work. These are its own claims; check the relevant accreditation before booking. - Publishes a structural separation between its licensed CPA/attest entity (Aprio, LLP) and its consulting entity (Aprio Advisory Group, LLC) under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, and states its certification advisors sit apart from its audit teams. - Large, long-established firm (operating since 1952, 3,400+ staff, 40+ US locations) with SEC-audit-level PCAOB standing, evidencing scale and regulatory exposure beyond a small boutique assessor. ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Aprio markets one integrated 'top-20 CPA firm' brand spanning SOC/ISO/PCI/FedRAMP/CMMC assessment work alongside tax, wealth management and technology consulting; beyond the AICPA alternative-practice-structure disclosure and one line about advisors being 'separate' from auditors, no published, ISO-17021-style impartiality or conflict-of-interest policy document was found. - Basis: aprio.com/about/ and riskcompliance.aprio.com list attest, tax, wealth management and technology consulting as one firm, with separation described only via the AICPA alternative-practice-structure disclosure, not a standalone impartiality policy. - Ask for the full accreditation certificate, including what it covers and when it expires. We could read the directory entry but not the certificate. - Basis: anab.jadian.com/Certificate.mvc (the 'Scope of Accreditation' link from the ANAB directory listing for Aprio-MS-9785) returned an ANAB 'Enterprise Quality Manager' staff sign-in page (HTTP 200) instead of certificate detail, checked 2026-09-20. - We could not read the official registers. Ask for its company details and accountancy licence. - Basis: ecorp.sos.ga.gov returned HTTP 403 on direct fetch and returned empty bodies via the Bright Data Web Unlocker fallback on two separate attempts (2026-09-20); ald.nasba.org (redirected from cpaverify.org) also returned HTTP 403. ## Where this firm appears - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [Does the EU AI Act apply to a UK firm?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/eu-ai-act-exposed) - [Your sector adds its own rules to UK data protection law](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/sector-regulated) - [Compare providers](https://theassurancedesk.com/compare) --- **Scope.** The Assurance Desk covers data protection, AI governance and cyber security in the United Kingdom and the United States. It scores providers in both: UK-facing firms, and firms based in the United States. Every provider scored so far was selected for data-protection, AI-governance or security-assurance work. Where a page describes law, it names the country that law applies in. **Who publishes this.** The Assurance Desk is published by Add-Venture Advisory Ltd, company number 11854524, registered in England and Wales. The same owner runs Avouch, a marketing agency that sells AI visibility services to firms of the kind this site covers. That is a conflict of interest, and it is disclosed here. **Corrections.** If you represent this firm and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@theassurancedesk.com with the evidence.