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New 401k Plan Audit Rules for 2024

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The DOL Department of Labor has made some noteworthy changes to the financial statement audit requirement for retirement plans. Here was the main difference starting last year: The participant count will be based upon the number of participants who have account.

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ERC IRS Audit Representation: Your Comprehensive FAQ Guide

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ERC IRS Audit Representation: Your Comprehensive FAQ Guide The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) has been a lifeline for many businesses during challenging times, providing substantial relief. However, with the IRS actively scrutinizing ERC claims, it’s crucial for businesses to understand their rights and options when facing an audit.

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What Are CAP Audits and Why Was Your Union Chosen?

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DOL CAP Audit Series A visit from the Department of Labor (“DOL”) is enough to strike fear into the heart of any Union officer. There are several reasons that the DOL could decide to come and spend some time with your Union, but one of the most common relates to the Compliance Audit Program (“CAP”).

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The PCAOB Is Not Impressed with the Quality of Firms’ 2021 Audits

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The PCAOB should be dropping the first batch of 2021 inspection reports soon, and as an appetizer before the main course, the audit cops issued a report Dec. 8 on how the 141 annually and triennially inspected firms did overall during the most recent inspection cycle, in which portions of 690 audits were reviewed. In Part I.B

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What is Required Audit Communication?

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Whatever the case may be, you may need an audit of your financial statements. If you have been tasked to communicate with the auditors, you are aware of the many emails, phone calls, and documents that flow back and forth from the beginning to the end of the audit. Why these three documents?

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BDO USA Botched More Than Half of Its Audits Inspected By the PCAOB In 2021

Going Concern

Fat Joe’s favorite audit firm once again had a spectacularly horrible PCAOB inspection report. In the 2021 inspection of BDO USA, LLP, the PCAOB assessed the firm’s compliance with laws, rules, and professional standards applicable to the audits of public companies. For each issuer audit selected, we reviewed a portion of the audit.

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PwC Audit Client Gets Added to the List of Companies That Have to Send Out Letters to Customers About a Data Breach

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Puerto Rico’s largest bank filed a data breach notification with the Maine Attorney General on August 14 related to the MOVEit ransomware attack that has so far snagged Deloitte, EY, and PwC. As a public corporation that trades in the stock market, Popular is required to use the services of an auditing and accounting firm such as PwC.

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