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Category: Employee Benefit Plan Audit Services

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Plan Sponsors, are You Ready for New Forfeiture Rules?

In February 2023, the IRS released proposed regulations that address how plan administrators should treat and report contributions that have been forfeited back to their…

Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan

The Importance of Choosing a Quality Auditor for Employee Benefit Plans

For years, employee benefit plans (EBPs) have been under a regulatory microscope. Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a report, Audit Quality Study, November…

IRS 90-day Pre-Examination Compliance Program

90-Day Pre-Exam Compliance Program for Retirement Plans

In June, the IRS began piloting a new compliance program for benefit plan sponsors. This program gives benefit plans 90-days’ notice of an upcoming examination,…

Department of Labor

LaPorte Auditors Partner with Houston Business Journal on EBP Article

Jordan Montz, CPA, Audit Senior Manager, and Douglas Hidalgo, Audit Director, CPA, CCIFP, recently partnered with the Houston Business Journal to offer tips on avoiding…

COBRA insurance

IRS Introduces New Form 1099-NEC for 2020 Tax Year Reporting

Beginning in January of 2021, the IRS will require businesses to report non-employee compensation using a new Form 1099-NEC. Amounts formerly reported on Form 1099-MISC…

Timely Deposits of Participant 401(k) Plan Contributions More Important Than Ever

When employees contribute a percentage of their wages to their employer’s sponsored retirement plan, they often assume the money is transferred into their account on…