Category: EBP Plan Audits

IRS Announces Increases on Benefits and Contributions Dollar Limitations

November 08, 2018

The IRS has announced  cost-of-living adjustments that should be noted for retirement planning purposes.

Below is a chart that outlines employee benefit plan limits for 2019:

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All Good Things Come to an End: A Tale of Significant Changes in VCP Fees Affecting Small Benefit Plans

September 12, 2018

In the 14th century epic poem the Troilus and Criseyde, Geoffrey Chaucer portrays a tragic love tale between Troilus, a Trojan warrior, and Criseyde, the daughter of a Greek fortuneteller.

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Avoiding the Curveball of a Taxable 401(k) Loan under New Law

May 15, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) resulted in major changes to the US income tax code.

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Delinquent 401(k) and 403(b) Deposits: Same Prohibited Transaction, But Only ONE is Subject to Penalties

December 07, 2017

With the October 15th deadline in the past and a majority of Form 5500s having been filed, many plan sponsors, auditors, and third-party administrators have breathed a sigh of relief.

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Is Keeping Former Employees in Your Plan a Good Idea?

November 06, 2017

Our recent blog “So You Are Changing Jobs…Are You Forgetting Something?” urged people to consider a rollover of their retirement accounts when joining a new employer plan

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Changing Jobs? Are You Forgetting Something?

October 05, 2017

We live in an ever-changing world. Some areas which will most likely change many times during your lifetime include your car, job, the place where you live, your hobbies, your relationships with others, and even the organizations you associate with.

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Improving Audit Quality Through Enhanced Financial Reporting

September 26, 2017

In response to the DOL’s findings regarding ERISA plan audit deficiency rate, the AICPA has embarked on an initiative to improve audit quality

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401(k) Contribution Limits: A Walk Down Memory Lane

September 12, 2017

Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k) was added to the tax law as part of President Jimmy Carter’s Revenue Act of 1978.

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Proposed Statement of Auditing Standards: Redesigning the Audit Reporting Model for ERISA Plan Financial Statements

August 28, 2017

The Auditing Standards Board created a special task force in 2015 to consider a proposal to improve the quality of employee benefit plan audits by strengthening the EBP auditors’ report.

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Hardship Distributions: Source Documents vs. Documentation of Self-Certification by Participants

August 11, 2017

“The buck stops here” is a phrase that was popularized by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who kept a sign with that phrase on his desk in the Oval Office.

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