Genuine Learning Blog: The Risk of Access Agreements to EBP Audits

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In July 2024, the Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC) Executive Committee issued an important letter warning auditors conducting ERISA employee benefit plan audits about the potential risks of signing nondisclosure agreements or similar contracts with recordkeepers, third-party administrators (TPAs), and other service providers.

This blog will break down examples of problematic contract language, explore the risks these agreements may pose to auditors, and help you ensure that the “fine print” is actually fine.

SCACPA is excited to partner with Galasso Learning Solutions and the Genuine Learning Blog for real-time A&A updates and answers for SCACPA members.

With extensive experience in auditing and technology, Peter serves as an Audit Training Facilitator at Galasso Learning Solutions. His expertise in auditing healthcare companies, employee benefit plans, and private companies with complex transactions has made him a key contributor to the development of technical accounting training programs.

Before joining GLS, Peter worked at a Big 4, specializing in auditing healthcare companies in both public and private sectors. He later transitioned to an Internal Audit role at a Fortune 500 company before returning to public accounting at a national firm, where he focused on audits involving business combinations, asset acquisitions, GAAP to IFRS conversions, and technology implementations.

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