For over 10 years, HBE has been a member of BDO Alliance USA, a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting and consulting firms. The Alliance allows the firm to draw on BDO, LLP’s resources and technical services in specialty areas while preserving our local ownership and operating philosophy. One of these resources is the EBP Commentator, a bi-annual newsletter for employee benefit plans.
HBE is pleased to share the Fall 2016 EBP Commentator as a resource for information trending in the employee benefit plan industry. Topics of focus in this issue include:
- HIPAA audits
- Changes to determination letter program
- Proposed Form 5500 revisions
- Trends in Employee Stock Ownership Plans