Employee Benefit Plan Best Practices
Employee Benefit Plan Best Practices
CPE Credit:
2
Overview
Description:
Employee benefit plan audits present unique compliance and audit considerations that require auditors to remain alert to both recurring issues and evolving requirements. This course addresses current standards and developments affecting employee benefit plan audits while focusing on practical considerations encountered during EBP engagements.
Participants will review common compliance issues identified in 401(k) plan audits and considerations related to correcting those issues. The course also covers best practices for audit areas such as participant data, payroll and compensation, contributions and remittances, participant loans, hardship distributions, investments, distributions, investment income allocations, and plan mergers and acquisitions.
The program is designed for auditors of employee benefit plans who have basic knowledge of EBP audits and want to review best practices, common compliance issues, and considerations that arise during EBP audit engagements.
This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Field of Study:
Auditing (2 CPE)
Instructor
Instructor:
Melissa Critcher, CPA
Additional Details
Who should attend:
Auditors of employee benefit plans who have basic knowledge of EBP audits and want to review best practices, common compliance issues, and considerations that arise during EBP audit engagements
Program Level:
Intermediate
Program Content:
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Current standards and developments affecting employee benefit plan audits
- Compliance considerations in employee benefit plan engagements
- Common compliance issues identified in 401(k) plan audits
- Correction of 401(k) plan compliance issues
- Participant data
- Payroll and compensation
- Contributions and remittances
- Participant loans
- Hardship distributions
- Plan investments
- Participant distributions
- Investment income allocations
- Plan mergers and acquisitions
- Audit best practices for employee benefit plans
Learning Objectives:
After attending this presentation, you will be able to…
- Identify best practices for audit procedures in key employee benefit plan audit areas.
- Recognize common compliance issues encountered in 401(k) plan audits and appropriate correction considerations.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of EBP audits
Advanced Preparation:
None
Developed By:
Galasso Learning Solutions LLC
Format:
Group-Internet-Based
Course Code:
GAMCEBP2
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Employee Benefit Plan Best Practices
Course Code:
GAMCEBP2
Program Level:
Intermediate
Description:
Employee benefit plan audits present unique compliance and audit considerations that require auditors to remain alert to both recurring issues and evolving requirements. This course addresses current standards and developments affecting employee benefit plan audits while focusing on practical considerations encountered during EBP engagements.
Participants will review common compliance issues identified in 401(k) plan audits and considerations related to correcting those issues. The course also covers best practices for audit areas such as participant data, payroll and compensation, contributions and remittances, participant loans, hardship distributions, investments, distributions, investment income allocations, and plan mergers and acquisitions.
The program is designed for auditors of employee benefit plans who have basic knowledge of EBP audits and want to review best practices, common compliance issues, and considerations that arise during EBP audit engagements.
This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Program Content:
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Current standards and developments affecting employee benefit plan audits
- Compliance considerations in employee benefit plan engagements
- Common compliance issues identified in 401(k) plan audits
- Correction of 401(k) plan compliance issues
- Participant data
- Payroll and compensation
- Contributions and remittances
- Participant loans
- Hardship distributions
- Plan investments
- Participant distributions
- Investment income allocations
- Plan mergers and acquisitions
- Audit best practices for employee benefit plans
Learning Objectives:
After attending this presentation, you will be able to…
- Identify best practices for audit procedures in key employee benefit plan audit areas.
- Recognize common compliance issues encountered in 401(k) plan audits and appropriate correction considerations.
Who should attend:
Auditors of employee benefit plans who have basic knowledge of EBP audits and want to review best practices, common compliance issues, and considerations that arise during EBP audit engagements
Developed By:
Galasso Learning Solutions LLC
Instructor:
Melissa Critcher, CPA
CPE Credit:
2
Field of Study:
Auditing (2 CPE)
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of EBP audits
Advanced Preparation:
None
Format:
Group-Internet-Based
OR
Register By Phone: Call 877.370.2220 and press “1” for the webinar hotline to register
Price
Single Registration
$89.00
Upcoming Dates
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