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This alert contains registration information for the following April 2022 EBPAQC webcasts:
- Live webcast:
- Managers and supervisors audit planning, April 20
- Rebroadcast webcasts:
- Using SOC 1 reports in EBP audits, April 7
- Designated audit quality partner audit planning, April 19
- Multiemployer plan audits, April 27
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EBPAQC Managers and Supervisors 2021 Audit Planning - April 20
This webcast is specifically designed for individuals who manage or supervise ERISA EBP audits to assist them in planning for their 2022 engagements. It will include discussions of:
- Manager’s and supervisor’s roles and responsibilities in EBP audits
- Current DOL initiatives, including the 2022 audit quality study
- New audit and accounting guidance
- EBPAQC and AICPA resources
- Legislative, regulatory and industry developments
It also will include a roundtable discussion on AU-C 703 implementation, audit challenges, and firm best practices, and provide an opportunity to "ask the experts."
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option April 20, 2022, live webcast (2 CPE hours).
Click here to register for the Free No-CPE credit option April 20, 2022, live webcast (no CPE credit hours).
Using SOC 1 Reports in EBP Audits Webcast Rebroadcast – April 7
This webcast discusses how to maximize your firm's use of a SOC 1 report in your EBP audits. Join to hear about:
- An overview of SOC 1 reports and in-depth review of each section.
- A discussion of the auditor’s responsibilities under AU-C section 402: Audit Considerations Relating to an Entity Using a Service Organization, when using a SOC 1 report as audit evidence.
- Tips for effectively reviewing and understanding the SOC 1 report and other firm best practices.
- A walkthrough of the EBPAQC SOC 1 tool and how to use it.
Panelists for this webcast are Beth Garner, BDO; Patricia Ryan McCormick, Deloitte; Lara Stanton, Sikich, LLC; and David Torrillo, Torrillo & Associates, LLC.
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option April 7, 2022, webcast rebroadcast (2 hours of CPE)
EBPAQC 2022 Designated Partners Audit Planning Webcast Rebroadcast – April 19
All EBPAQC member firms are required to have their audit partner designated with firm-wide responsibility for the quality of the firm's ERISA employee benefit plan audit practice (Designated Partner) participate in the annual EBPAQC Designated Partner Audit Planning webcast. If you did not attend the live broadcast on January 19, to satisfy this annual membership requirement, firm Designated Partners may choose from one of these two options.
- Participate in one of the three rebroadcasts (paid with CPE) planned for April 19; June 9; and July 27 (all from 1:00- 3:00 p.m. ET); or
- View the archived webcast on the Center's website (free with no CPE)
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option April 19, 2022, rebroadcast webcast (2 CPE hours)
The webcast provides valuable information to help you, as your firm's Designated Audit Quality Partner for ERISA audit quality, prepare your firm for the 2022 employee benefit plan audit season. Discussion topics for this webcast will include:
- New audit and reporting requirements for all EBPs (SAS 136/ AU-C section 703)
- New audit guidance and reporting recommendations for multiemployer plans
- DOL update
- New plan types (PEPs, DCGs) in the SECURE Act
- Update on CARES Act issues affecting EBPs
- New AICPA and EBPAQC tools and resources
- Ask the experts Q & A session
Panelists for this webcast are Debbie Smith, Grant Thornton LLP; Michael Auerbach, Chief Accountant, DOL EBSA; Josie Hammond, RSM US LLP; and Wendy Terry, Withum.
Multiemployer Employee Benefit Plan Audits Webcast Rebroadcast – April 27
This rebroadcast webcast, which will be held on Wednesday, April 27, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, discusses the new audit and accounting guidance for multiemployer employee benefit plans included in the August 2021 AICPA EBP Audit and Accounting Guide. Topics include:
- Payroll compliance audits
- Audit considerations and risk assessment
- Operating entities held for investment purposes
- Dual-purpose assets used in operations
- Funded status of the plan
- Reciprocity agreements
- Withdrawal liability
- Apprenticeship plan
- FinREC reporting and disclosure recommendations
Panelists for this webcast are Marilee Lau; Doug Bertossi, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Eric Carroll, RSM US LLP; and Nadia Matthie, Withum.
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option April 27, 2022, rebroadcast webcast (2 CPE hours).
Archive of Live Forum Webcasts
The webcast audio and slide presentations will be archived on the Center website under EBPAQC Webcasts. No CPE is available for listening to the archived event.
Sincerely,
AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Audit Quality Center |
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