Terms Flashcards

General Flashcards

1
Q

Establishes reporting standards for
Defined Benefit plans

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FASB ASC Topic 960

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2
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A voluntary membership org. for firms that perform benefit plan audits

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Employee Benefit Plan
Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC)

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3
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Establishes reporting standards for Defined Contribution plans

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FASB ASC Topic 962

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4
Q

Maximum penalty for deficient/missing information on the required audit report

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$50,000 per annual 5500 filing

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5
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Establishes reporting standards for health & welfare benefit plans

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FASB ASC Topic 965

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6
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Written communication intended for plan management

A

Management Comments Letter

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7
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A type of plan weakness reported to management

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Internal plan processes

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8
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Illegal use of property or funds of an individual for another’s own use

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Misappropriation

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9
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When financial statements are compromised

A

Financial Statement Fraud

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10
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Studies by this org. identified the most common methods for detecting fraud

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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

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Departments where fraud is most likely to occur

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Accounting, Operations, & Upper
Management

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12
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Results of the 2014 DOL Audit Quality Study

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4 out of 10 audits had Unacceptable–Major deficiencies

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13
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Part of the DOL, oversees the quality of benefit plan audits by CPAs

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Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA)

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14
Q

Document to a client from an independent qualified public accountant

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Engagement Letter issued at the
beginning of a plan audit

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15
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Deficiency in an internal control that is less severe than a material weakness

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Significant weakness

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16
Q

Entity responsible for understanding
the objective of the plan audit

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Plan Management

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17
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Entity that does not have the right to examine an auditor’s work papers

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Plan Administrator

18
Q

The most effective fraud detection tool available

A

Whistleblower Hotline

19
Q

Entity responsible for expressing an opinion on a plan’s financial statements

A

Plan Auditor

20
Q

Departments where fraud occurrences are low

A

Human Resources, Boards of
Directors, & Legal

21
Q

Default options for DC plans prior to PPA Act of 2006

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Money Market Funds

22
Q

Most popular default DC investments post-PPA

A

TDFs

23
Q

One basis point

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Equal to 1/100th of 1% or 0.01%

24
Q

Court case on fiduciary risks of not paying attention to investment fees

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Tibble vs. Edison

25
Q

What is the time limit for filing a lawsuit for breach of fiduciary duty?

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No more than six years after
the date of the last action

26
Q

Passing of this law is when DC plans
shifted from money market to TDF funds as a default

A

Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006

27
Q

Part of a 401(k) plan or pension plan, pooled into investment vehicles, and follow an investment strategy.

A

Collective Investment Trusts (CITs)

28
Q

Measurements of value of mutual funds in accounts owned by an insurance co.

A

Accumulation Unit Value

29
Q

How long is plan info kept under ERISA Sec. 107?

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A minimum of 6 years after the filing date of Form 5500

30
Q

How long does ERISA Sec. 209 require records to be maintained?

A

Possibly Decades

31
Q

Under what requirement can physical documents be converted to
electronic?

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If transferred documents are legible, accurate, & reproducible

32
Q

Ultimately responsible for ensuring that all plan transactions are executed in a timely fashion

A

Plan Sponsor

33
Q

Core services provided by TPAs

A

Plan documents, compliance
testing, filing form 5500 etc.

34
Q

Value per share of a mutual fund or ETF on a specific date/time.

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Net Asset Value (NAV)

35
Q

Entity responsible for year-end
compliance testing

A

TPA

36
Q

Funds that seek higher returns by taking greater risk when workers are younger. As the worker gets older, the risky
proportion decreases
to mitigate potential
loss.

A

Target Date Funds (TDFs)

37
Q

Entity responsible for maintaining
required plan records

A

Plan Administrator

38
Q

Party that is obligated to assess and negotiate plan fees

A

Fiduciary

39
Q

How often committees should evaluate the plan’s TFDs

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Quarterly

40
Q

Entity responsible for creation and maintenance of IPS policy statement

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Fiduciary