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Based on the AICPA Competency Framework: Employee Benefit Plan Auditing, these learning resources are designed to enhance CPAs’ knowledge and skills necessary to perform high-quality employee benefit plan audit engagements. Use these resources to build competencies around auditing employee benefit plans and set yourself apart in the market so that clients and employers feel confident in your work and ability to conduct these audits.

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How to perform high-quality EBP audits

This article describes eight things firms and practitioners can do to enable the highest quality in EBP audits.

Article Defined contribution plans Intermediate

The Importance of Internal Controls in Financial Reporting and Safeguarding Plan Assets

This advisory will assist plan administrators in understanding their responsibilities for establishing, maintaining, and monitoring internal controls at their plans.

Report Plan sponsor Foundational

Employee Benefit Plans - Financial Statement Audits

This advisory describes the roles and responsibilities of individuals involved in the plan’s financial reporting and audit process, and the purpose, objectives and...

Report Plan sponsor Foundational

Valuing and Reporting Plan Investments

This Plan Advisory will assist plan sponsors in understanding their responsibilities for valuing and reporting their plan investments.

Report Plan sponsor Foundational

Understanding Auditor Communications

This Plan Advisory is intended to assist various parties in better understanding the communications they may receive from their plan auditors.

Report Plan sponsor Foundational

Invigorate the Focus on Quality Toolkit

This toolkit contains resources to help invigorate the focus on quality in your practice

Tool Firm operations Foundational