This is the third of three courses in the series dedicated to helping new employee benefit plan auditors identify common audit areas and give specific examples of how to test each area.

Participants will view step by step walkthroughs of how testing is carried out in real practice and learn why certain testing procedures are necessary. In this course participants learn the common requirements and considerations for participant loans and distributions and how to test each area. We also recap the key takeaways from the first two testing courses. The detailed examples were designed to give participants knowledge and skills that can be implemented immediately and reduce the EBP learning curve.

Course Key Concepts: Audit, Limited, Scope, Employee, Benefit, Plan, EBP, Disclaimer, DOL, Trust Report, Payroll, Eligibility, Compensation, Census, Loans, Distributions, Participants.

 

Learning Objectives
  • Identify the key considerations to testing participant loans.
  • Discover how to properly test distributions.
  • Recognize how the CARES Act will impact audits in the future.
Last updated/reviewed: March 26, 2024
2 Reviews (17 ratings)

Reviews

5
Anonymous Author
Information presented was clear and concise. Good review of EBP Audit procedures.

5
Anonymous Author
If anybody is looking for a EBP audit class, this is what you need!

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course. However it is recommended to take Other EBP Audits courses by Corey Schmidt.
Introduction to Testing Employee Benefit Plan Audits - Part 1
Introduction to Testing Employee Benefit Plan Audits - Part 2

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to Testing Employee Benefit Plan Audits - Part 30:53
  Testing Participant Loans4:59
  Loan Testing Example6:41
  Testing Distributions6:00
  Testing Distribution Example10:55
  Loan and Distribution Testing Errors4:58
  Testing Summary10:56
  Conclusion and Next Steps2:20
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Introduction to Testing Employee Benefit Plan Audits - Part 347:40
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
  Slides: Introduction to Testing Employee Benefit Plan Audits - Part 3PDF
  Introduction to Testing Employee Benefit Plan Audits - Part 3 Glossary/ IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam