Read About - Is Your Plan Effective in Retirement Planning for Employees?August 2, 2022
At a Glance
Main Takeaway
As a plan sponsor, ensuring your company's retirement plan is effective for employees is essential
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Read About - What Retirement Plan Fiduciaries Can Do to Prevent LawsuitsMay 17, 2022
At a Glance
Main Takeaway
If you act as a retirement plan fiduciary, you must take steps to protect yourself from potential litigation
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Read About - SAS 136 and Preconditions for an ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) AuditMarch 1, 2022
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Auditing Standards Board has issued a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 136, "Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA" (codified as AICPA, Professional Standards, AU-C 703), with new audit requirements for employee benefit plans
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Read About - Cybersecurity Requests in DOL AuditsMarch 1, 2022
DOL investigators are increasingly questioning plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers about how their ERISA-governed plans manage cybersecurity threats
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Read About - Employee Benefit Plan Audit: What It Is & Why Is It Important?January 5, 2022
What is an employee benefit plan (EBP) audit, and how can it help businesses
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Read About - What the Updated Audit Standards MeanJanuary 5, 2022
The Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of CPAs issued an update to the Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 136 in July 2019
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Read About - December 2021 Audit & Assurance NewsletterNovember 30, 2021
FASB declines to extend nonpublic lease accounting effective date Private companies and not-for-profits will not see further relief from the effective date of FASB's new lease accounting standard after the board recently voted unanimously to reject a request for a two-year extension that was submitted by the Pennsylvania Institute of…
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Read About - WEBINAR | Five Do’s and Don’ts for Retirement Plan FiduciariesNovember 5, 2021
https://windes.wistia.com/medias/izl99qhu3h?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In this informative webinar, retirement plan fiduciaries get a contemporary look at five important plan do’s and don’ts to be aware of. Rick Unser, Workplace Retirement Plan Consultant with Lockton Retirement Services, host of the 401(k) Fridays podcast and a Forbes contributor, provides his unique perspective on topics spanning…
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Read About - October 2021 Audit & Assurance NewsletterOctober 6, 2021
FASB alters accounting for certain leases with variable lease payments FASB recently issued a standard that is designed to improve the board’s lease accounting rules related to a lessor’s accounting for certain leases with variable lease payments. read more Journal of Accountancy FASB proposal addresses fair value and equity security…
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