The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released its annual inspection reports Thursday for the largest six audit firms indicating better results, albeit with a mostly reconstituted board and an ...

The Form 5500 is the information return that must be filed by most employee benefit plans subject to ERISA (unless an exception applies), and failure to file this annual return for a plan can result ...

Almost a third (30%) of employee benefit plan audits have major deficiencies, according to a recent report from the Department of Labor — but that actually represents an improvement. Processing ...

A U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) report released earlier this month showed a need for improvement in audits of employee benefit plan financial statements. The report is the result of a study that ...

In reality, that’s a missed opportunity, especially for agencies. An effective audit should be more than just a diagnostic. Drawing on years of running agency-grade audits, we’ve built a framework you ...

Internal audit can provide valuable evidence, but it should not replace independent judgment. This article explores scenarios ...

Nashville Electric Service had a recent history of ongoing planning failures, contract oversight problems and missed performance targets with its vegetation management, newly obtained audit reports ...