Employee Benefit Plan Audits
Knowledgeable Insight for Employee Benefit Plan Audits
Increased scrutiny from the Department of Labor and regulations resulting from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act make it necessary that employee benefit plan audits be serviced by professionals possessing the technical expertise and experience to ensure compliance. Wiss has assembled a specialized team of experts who understand the specific needs of employee benefit plan audits and exemplify the characteristics that helped build our long-standing reputation for technical excellence in accounting and auditing.
Making the Complex Simple:
the Wiss Approach to Employee Benefit Plan Audits
Direct partner contact and frequent communication are characteristic of Wiss client service for employee benefit plans. While the complexities within this area are growing, with Wiss you are assured complete understanding of methodologies and results because we talk with you in plain English.
Employee Benefit Plan Audit Services
Wiss employee benefit plan audits are customized based on your needs and in accordance with Department of Labor regulations. We have has in-depth experience performing all types of employee benefit plan audits, including:
- 401(K) and Defined Contribution Plan Audits
- Defined Benefit Plan Audits
- Health and Welfare Benefit Plan Audits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan Audits
- 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plan Audits
- Cross-tested Plan Audits
In addition to financial assurance, Wiss offers tax and consulting services that can provide valuable assistance with employee benefit plan design and implementation, analysis of tax benefits or consequences, tax compliance (including Form 5500 preparation), and recordkeeping.
To ensure that we maintain a high level of service, WISS uses a team staffed with professionals dedicated to performing employee benefit plan audits. Wiss is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center. The Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center was formed to help CPAs meet the challenges of performing quality audits in this unique and complex area and serves as a resource for improving employee benefit plan audit quality.
