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This alert contains instructions for registering for the following rebroadcast webcasts:
- Using SOC 1 reports in EBP audits rebroadcast, November 14
- Tax and compliance issues for auditors rebroadcast, November 15
- Common employee benefit plan operational errors rebroadcast, November 17
- Multiemployer employee benefit plan audits rebroadcast, November 18
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Using SOC 1 reports in EBP Audits Webcast Rebroadcast
This rebroadcast, which will be held on Monday, November 14, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern, discusses how to maximize your firm's use of a SOC 1 report in your EBP audits. It includes:
- An overview of SOC 1 reports and what each section covers.
- 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.
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option
November 14, 2022, Rebroadcast webcast (2 CPE credit hours).
Panelists for this rebroadcast are Beth Garner, BDO; Patricia Ryan McCormick, Deloitte; Lara Stanton, Sikich, LLC; and David Torillo, Torrillo & Associates, LLC.
Tax and Compliance Issues for Auditors Webcast Rebroadcast
This rebroadcast, which is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern, will address various tax and compliance issues relevant to employee benefit plan auditors, including discrimination testing and related audit implications. The panel of experts:
- Discuss the auditor's responsibility for tax and compliance issues in an audit of a 401(k) plan's financial statements under GAAS
- Highlight common tax and operational issues and their impact on the plan's financial statements and the audit
- Discuss self-correction steps a plan can take as well as current relief programs available to the plan sponsor through the IRS and DOL
- Discuss financial statement disclosures and auditor responsibilities for reporting noncompliance matters with management and those charged with governance
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option
November 15, 2022, Rebroadcast webcast (2 CPE credit hours).
Panelists for this rebroadcast are Jennifer Allen, Crowe LLP; Brain Price, PriceKubecka, PLLC; David Torrillo, Torrillo and Associates, LLP; and Tiana Wynn, SB & Company, LLC.
Common Employee Benefit Plan Operational Errors Webcast Rebroadcast
This rebroadcast, scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern, is a follow-up to the Tax and compliance issues for EBP auditors rebroadcast. The experts discuss operational issues commonly seen in employee benefit plans and the role of the ERISA attorneys and plan auditors in discovering issues; concerns for the plan sponsor and plan auditor; and methods of correcting. Some of the discussion topics include:
- Applying the definition of compensation
- Elective deferrals
- Participant eligibility
- Nondiscrimination testing
- Vesting and use of forfeitures
- Controlled groups and participant loans
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option
November 17, 2022, Rebroadcast webcast (2 CPE credit hours).
Panelists for this rebroadcast are Debbie Smith, Grant Thornton LLP; Brandon Long, McAfee & Taft; Keith Mong, Grant Thornton LLP; and Gwen Mazzola, HoganTaylor LLP.
Multiemployer Employee Benefit Plan Audits Webcast Rebroadcast
This rebroadcast, which will be held on Friday, November 18, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern, will address unique issues encountered in multiemployer employee benefit plan audits and will discuss new audit and accounting guidance included in the 2021 AICPA EBP Guide that was effective for 2022 audits and beyond. Topics include:
- Payroll compliance audits
- Reciprocity agreements
- Plan investments and fixed assets, including real estate
- Withdrawal liability
- RinREC recommendations
- FASB ASC 606
Click here to register for the Paid CPE credit option
November 18, 2022, live webcast (2 CPE credit hours)
Panelists for this webcast are Doug Bertossi, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Eric Carroll, RSM US LLP; and Nadia Mattie, Withum.
Archive of Live Forum Webcasts
The webcast audio and slide presentations are archived on the Center website. No CPE is available for listening to the archived events.
Sincerely,
AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Audit Quality Center |
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