Read About - 2020 Plan Year DOL Audit Quality AssessmentSeptember 27, 2021
The DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) is preparing to conduct a quality assessment to analyze the audit work performed by independent qualified public accountants (IQPAs or auditors)
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Read About - June 2021 Audit & Assurance NewsletterJune 28, 2021
FASB proposes discount rate relief for nonpublic lessees FASB recently proposed changes to discount rate guidance for lessees that are nonpublic business entities, with an objective of reducing the costs of implementing the board’s new lease accounting guidance. read more Journal of Accountancy FinREC addresses EBP revenue recognition implementation The…
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Read About - Preserving Your Retirement Plan’s Company MatchesJune 16, 2021
Company matches, or employer contributions to defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) or 403(b), are fundamental to help employees save for retirement
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Read About - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on M&A DealsJune 9, 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic has had a major global impact on all sectors and industries
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Read About - Final IRS Changes for Hardship Distribution RulesJune 7, 2021
Hardship distributions allow participants of retirement plans to remove funds from their accounts before reaching the age of 59½ to fulfill an immediate financial need
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Read About - Preparing for the Audit During COVIDMay 24, 2021
Hard to believe that we are entering our second spring season under the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Read About - May 2021 Audit & Assurance NewsletterMay 4, 2021
Missing Participants – Best Practices for Pension Plans
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has outlined best practices that fiduciaries of defined benefit and defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) plans, can follow to ensure that plan participants and beneficiaries receive promised benefits when they reach retirement age
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Read About - Relief for Partial Plan Termination ExplainedApril 6, 2021
The recently passed COVID-19 Relief Legislation Act presents some significant changes that affect employees and employers on several levels
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Read About - February 2021 Audit & Assurance NewsletterFebruary 22, 2021
FASB approves private company and NFP goodwill triggering event alternative FASB responded to an urgent pandemic-related accounting concern by voting to provide private companies and not-for-profits with an alternative to the requirement to monitor and evaluate goodwill impairment triggering events throughout the fiscal year and potentially measure a goodwill impairment…
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