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FASB: Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA 1.5 Credits

May 14, 2024, 03:00 PM ET

FASB: Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA 1.5 Credits

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May 14, 2024, 03:00 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • To know the scope and key objectives of this standard.
  • To review the conditions for audit acceptance.
  • To know how to figure out the risk factors.
  • To discuss how to form an opinion on the ERISA plan financial statements.
  • To deal with comparative financial statements.
  • To send the right message to those charged with governance.
  • To explain how to prepare and safely keep the audit documentation.

Course Overview

The intersection of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidelines and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) forms a critical landscape for accounting professionals engaged in forming opinions and reporting on financial statements of Employee Benefit Plans.

The course addresses the auditor's responsibility to form an opinion on the financial statements of employee benefit plans (EBPs) subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA plans).  It also addresses the form and content of the auditor's report issued as a result of an audit of ERISA plan financial statements. This session applies to audits of single-employer, multiple-employer, and multiemployer plans subject to ERISA.  This CPE webinar applies to an audit of a complete set of general-purpose financial statements of EBPs subject to ERISA and is presented in that context.

Join this CPE Auditing webinar, as it outlines an easy-to-understand step-by-step procedure for understanding the auditor's responsibility to form an opinion on the financial statements of employee benefit plans (EBPs) subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA plans).

Key topics covered:

  • Scope and objectives.
  • Audit risk assessment and response in an audit of ERISA plan financial statements.
  • Procedures for an ERISA audit.
  • Forming an opinion on the ERISA plan financial statements.
  • ERISA-required supplemental schedules.
  • The auditor’s report and documentation.

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1.5

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

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Pre-requisites

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Advance Preparation

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About Instructor

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Michel Morley

Founder, Mike Morley

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Mike Morley is a Certified Public Accountant and a recognized authority in the field of finance with more than 25 years experience in finance, including SOX and IFRS implementation.

An entertaining and informative speaker and trainer, Mike is the author of:

“IFRS Simplified” which provides a jump start for accountants and finance executives who want to quickly and easily get up to date on IFRS.

“Sarbanes-Oxley Simplified” which is an easy-to-read explanation of the requirements of the U.S. legislation that makes CEO's & CFO's personally responsible for the accuracy of their company's financial statements.

“Financial Statement Analysis Simplified” which translates the accounting language of financial statements into clear, easy-to-understand terms that anyone who needs to make well-informed financial decisions quickly will appreciate.

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