Creating a clear, professional, and auditor-ready SOC 2 report is essential to a successful compliance engagement. This template gives you a structured framework for compiling every required section of a SOC 2 report, aligned with AICPA expectations and optimized for MSPs and MSSPs.
Use it to accelerate reporting, ensure consistency, and simplify collaboration with auditors and internal stakeholders.
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What the SOC 2 Report Includes
This template is built to align with the standard SOC 2 report structure used by auditors and trusted by clients.
Sections include:
- Management Assertion Letter
Statement from the service provider confirming scope and control environment - Auditor’s Opinion (placeholder)
Where the CPA firm provides a clean, qualified, or adverse opinion - System Description
Overview of the company’s services, infrastructure, people, and processes - Trust Services Criteria & Control Mapping
Mapping of implemented controls to applicable TSCs (Security, Availability, etc.) - Control Implementation Overview
Summary of how each control operates within the system - Results of Control Testing (for Type II)
Test procedures, outcomes, and auditor findings across the observation period - Appendices
Key policies, control evidence summaries, acronyms, and glossary terms
This structure follows AICPA guidance while remaining flexible for client-specific inputs and customization.
Why Use a SOC 2 Report Template?
A templated approach makes SOC 2 reporting more efficient, especially when serving multiple clients or engagements in parallel.
Benefits include:
- Saves time on formatting and layout
- Ensures all required SOC 2 sections are included
- Standardizes reporting across clients and teams
- Makes it easy to update reports as scope or TSCs change
- Simplifies collaboration between internal teams and external auditors
Whether you’re managing one client or twenty, using a template ensures nothing gets missed.
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With Cynomi, you can:
- Auto-generate System Descriptions based on scoped services, infrastructure, and vendors
- Map controls to TSCs with live traceability
- Track remediation and task status across all criteria
- Export audit-ready reports with linked evidence and control justifications
- Deliver documentation in a consistent format trusted by CPA firms
Get the Free SOC 2 Report Template
The downloadable DOC version includes:
- All core sections required in a SOC 2 attestation report
- Editable format for custom input and branding
- Built for use by MSPs, MSSPs, and cybersecurity consultants
- Export-ready to PDF for client delivery or internal sharing
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SOC 2 Report Template FAQs
Yes. It supports both report types, Type II includes a section for control testing results.
The structure aligns with AICPA guidance and has been used in successful audits, but final approval is always determined by the auditor you work with.
Absolutely. The template is editable and intended to be tailored to each client’s system description, scope, and criteria selection.
Yes. Cynomi generates auditor-ready SOC 2 reports with system descriptions, mapped controls, and evidence summaries built-in.
Yes. Only a licensed CPA firm can issue the official SOC 2 report and provide the attestation opinion.