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Switching 401(k) Providers – How to Change Recordkeepers, Custodians and Payroll Providers 

Anders CPA

Changing to a new recordkeeper, custodian or payroll provider can have a direct impact on your 401(k) plan audit , requiring thorough planning to keep both current and upcoming audits moving smoothly along. Since youll have financial statement data coming from two different sources, your auditor will need to reconcile and combine them.

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Kill the Audit Industry, Says Ex-Auditor

Going Concern

Bringing things back to this decade, he then talks about what’s going on at PwC Australia even though auditors weren’t the ones using confidential government data to bill clients for tax avoidance plans. For starters, auditors are paid by the companies they’re auditing. If they find a problem, they risk losing a client.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #1: Am I Accrual or Cash Basis?

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Additionally, accrual accounting often requires manual journal entries to properly account for depreciation, payroll and vacation accrual, prepaid expenses, and several others. The issue is that auditors don’t arrive only after the fiscal year has been closed. For example: Doe Co.

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Key Financial Statement Audit Preparation Tips for First-Time Audits

Withum

Control Processes Documentation The business should have clearly defined control processes and segregation of duties that are adhered to regarding cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory (if applicable), payroll and the month-end close process.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Completes Its Punishment; Hybrid Work Should Stay in 2025; Deloitte Clutters Up the Dark Web | 1.3.25

Going Concern

The San Francisco-based HR tech company Employer.com focuses on payroll and onboarding, in contrast to Bench, which specializes in accounting and tax. We dont know, Matthew Dunlap, Maines state auditor, said. Amidst these challenges, one constant remains for auditors: the importance of identifying risk.

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Early Preparation Tips to Streamline Your Employee Benefit Plan Audit

Withum

Following is a list of items that auditors will need over the next couple of months and what plan sponsors should do to prepare. If there were any changes to the plan documents during the year, such as an amendment or restatement, the documents can be sent to the plan auditor ahead of time to inform them of important changes.

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Navigating EDD Tax Audits: The Benefits of Professional Representation

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The EDD is responsible for administering unemployment and disability insurance, payroll tax collection, and job training/workforce services in California. An EDD tax audit focuses on ensuring that businesses comply with CA state payroll tax laws, which can be complex and multifaceted. This can distract you from running your business.

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