Auditing Financial Statements of ERISA Plans

Understand the statements, disclosures, and considerations for plans that file Form 11-K, as well as the impact of SAS No. 136. Learn ways to plan ...

2/21/2025 12:00pm - 4:00pm  |  Online  |  AICPA

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CPE Categories: Accounting (2 CPE), Auditing (2 CPE)

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Description

Conduct a compliant audit

- Identify proper audit procedures to test the line items of the statement of net assets available for benefits, including investments.

- Identify proper audit procedures to test the activity in the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits, including participant testing.

Plan investments

- Differentiate plan investment procedures based upon the type of audit and risk assessment.

- Identify types and classifications of common plan investments.

- Identify audit procedures required for investment activity, contributions and benefit payment or withdrawals at the participant level.

GAAP presentation and disclosure

- Understand GAAP requirements for presentation and disclosure for employee benefit plan financial statements.

Other audit considerations

- Recognize procedures needed to determine the plan’s tax status

- Learn how to identify related parties, parties in interest, and prohibited transactions.

- Recognize additional audit procedures needed for Form 11-K filers.

Target Audience

- auditors of Employee benefit plans, Practitioners considering the addition of EBP audits AS a service offering, and accountants in business and industry responsible for company benefits.

Course Objectives

'- Identify auditing procedures for the statement of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

- Recognize the types and classification of common plan investments.

- Distinguish plan investment audit procedures based upon type of audit and risk assessment.

- Identify audit procedures at the participant level required for investment gains (losses), contributions, and benefit payments or withdrawals.

- Recognize the presentation and disclosure requirements in accordance with GAAP.

- Identify audit considerations for related parties, parties in interest, and prohibited transactions; a plan’s tax status and Form 5500; Form 11-K filers; and related changes introduced by SAS No.136.

Subjects

'- Auditing the statement of net assets available for benefits

- Types and classification of common plan investments

- Plan investment audit procedures based upon type of audit and risk assessment

- Auditing the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits

- Audit procedures at the participant level required for investment gains (losses), contributions, and benefit payments or withdrawals

- Presentation and disclosure requirements in accordance with GAAP

- Audit considerations related to related parties, parties in interest and prohibited transactions, a plan’s tax status and Form 5500, and Form 11-K filers, and related changes introduced by SAS No.136