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Ep20: Mastering Employee Healthcare Plans

With regulations for providing healthcare plans to employees changing what seems like daily, we have two experts talking to us today about how business owners can wrap their heads around employee sponsored healthcare plans. Sue Peirce and Susan Burnoski join Chuck & Brittany today to tell us the requirements for offering healthcare to employees, how …

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Don’t Fall Behind on Contribution Deposits

By Susan Burnoski, CPA | Director/Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance Employers that offer a defined contribution plan, either a 401(k) or a 403(b) plan, need to ensure employees’ payroll contributions are deposited into their retirement account in a timely manner. This task may seem minor, and in some cases obvious, in the range of a plan …

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Don’t Miss this Critical Component of 401(k) Plans

By Krista Steedly, MAcc The beginning of the new year marks an opportune time for plan sponsors to review their 401(k) plans. One area that should be reviewed is the plan’s forfeiture account. This is an often-forgotten aspect of plans, but it is imperative plan sponsors understand forfeitures and make sure they are handled in …

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Protect Your Employee Benefit Plans from a Cyber-Attack

By  Susan P. Burnoski, CPA, MAcc and Krista Steedly, MAcc Cybersecurity is more than a buzzword; it impacts both professional and personal online use. Most people recognize the basic risks of cybersecurity; for example, ensuring an online payment site begins with “https”. However, when you think of “cybersecurity”, do you think of your employee benefit plans? Plan sponsors …

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