The Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires entities or sponsors that offer post-employment benefit plans to disclose audited financial information to plan beneficiaries. ERISA establishes the minimum standards for employment benefit plans, including pensions, 401(k) accounts, … Continue reading
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Auditor Market Share of ERISA Benefit Plans
Entities, or sponsors, that offer post-employment benefit plans are required by ERISA (the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) to disclose audited financial information to plan beneficiaries. ERISA establishes the minimum standards for employment benefit plans, including pensions, 401(k) … Continue reading
Audit Firm Market Share of ERISA Benefit Plans
Entities, or sponsors, that offer post-employment benefit plans are required by ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) to disclose audited financial information to plan beneficiaries. Unlike the public company audit market, which is dominated by the Big … Continue reading
BDO Acquires MBAF
Recently, BDO USA LLP announced the acquisition of Florida-based MBAF LLC. This merger is significant, as MBAF is currently the 38th largest accounting firm in the US and the largest in South Florida. MBAF is one of the largest Hispanic-owned … Continue reading
CLA Acquires BlumShapiro
On Thursday, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) announced the firm would acquire New England regional firm blumshapiro (BlumShapiro & Company), effective January 1, 2021. The addition of blumshapiro will help CLA establish a larger presence in the region, particularly Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode … Continue reading
Leading Auditors by ERISA Assets For Leading States
Last week’s post looked at the top five auditors for each of the leading states with the largest market share for the number of ERISA benefit plans. For this article, we breakout the top five auditors for each state by … Continue reading
Leading Benefit Plan Auditors Among Top 5 States
We previously looked at the leading states for benefit plans, by both the overall number of plans and by the amount of assets audited. For this article, we breakout the top five auditors for each state by the number of … Continue reading