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DOL EFAST Help Line

1-866-463-3278

The toll-free DOL EFAST Help Line provides a variety of assistance to plan filers

 

AICPA Accounting & Auditing Technical Hotline

1-888-777-7077 (option 5 followed by option 3)

SAS No. 70 and Service Organizations

SAS No. 70 provides guidance on the factors an independent auditor should consider when auditing the financial statements of an entity that uses a service organization to process certain transactions. It also provides guidance for independent auditors who issue reports on the processing of transactions by a service organization for use by other auditors. This section discusses SAS No. 70 issues specific to audits of employee benefit plans.

 


SAS No. 70 Reports and Service Organizations
Most employee benefit plans use service organizations to process transactions and maintain plan records. Learn More>>
Practice Alert 99-2
This Practice Alert is intended to provide auditors with information that may help them improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their audits and is based on existing audit literature, the professional experience of the members of the Professional Issues Task Force (PITF) and information provided by SEC Practice Section member firms to their own professional staff. Learn More>>
Outsourcing of Certain Administrative Functions
Employee benefit plan sponsors have typically used third-party service providers in some capacity to assist in administering their plans. With the trend toward company downsizing and increased reliance on technology, many plan sponsors are increasingly turning to outsourcing as a way to reduce costs and increase efficiencies of administering employee benefit plans. Learn More>>