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Establishes reporting standards for
Defined Benefit plans
FASB ASC Topic 960
A voluntary membership org. for firms that perform benefit plan audits
Employee Benefit Plan
Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC)
Establishes reporting standards for Defined Contribution plans
FASB ASC Topic 962
Maximum penalty for deficient/missing information on the required audit report
$50,000 per annual 5500 filing
Establishes reporting standards for health & welfare benefit plans
FASB ASC Topic 965
Written communication intended for plan management
Management Comments Letter
A type of plan weakness reported to management
Internal plan processes
Illegal use of property or funds of an individual for another’s own use
Misappropriation
When financial statements are compromised
Financial Statement Fraud
Studies by this org. identified the most common methods for detecting fraud
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Departments where fraud is most likely to occur
Accounting, Operations, & Upper
Management
Results of the 2014 DOL Audit Quality Study
4 out of 10 audits had Unacceptable–Major deficiencies
Part of the DOL, oversees the quality of benefit plan audits by CPAs
Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA)
Document to a client from an independent qualified public accountant
Engagement Letter issued at the
beginning of a plan audit
Deficiency in an internal control that is less severe than a material weakness
Significant weakness
Entity responsible for understanding
the objective of the plan audit
Plan Management