Changes in the Employee Benefit Plan Landscape for 2020 and 2021 Audits
Like many areas of our lives in 2020, Employee Benefit Plans also experienced a number of significant changes as a result of the pandemic and the CARES Act. Plan sponsors should take note that the approval of two new audit reporting standards, SAS 134 and SAS 136, will likely impact the performance and timing of…
Congress Passes Year End Funding and Pandemic Aid Package
The bill includes tax deductibility of PPP expenses and new round of PPP loans
GRF CPAs & Advisors Makes List of Best Firms for Young Accountants
Following GRF CPAs & Advisor’s (GRF) recognition earlier this year as one of Accounting Today’s 2020 Best Accounting Firms to Work for in the Midsized Firms category, the firm has been honored once again. In their new report, Accounting Today singles out the members of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For that are most…
Webinar Series: The Indirect Rate Toolkit for Nonprofits with Federal Grants – Part II
The second webinar provides participants with an overview of the Cost Principles, Subpart E to Uniform Guidance. The cost principles provide the framework for direct and indirect cost allocation, the reasonableness criteria, offsets for related revenue, and what is allowable (or not an allowable) reimbursement on federal grants and cooperative agreements. Topics Understanding the categories…
Employee Benefit Plan Update & Red Flags for Administrators to Know
This webinar is an overview of the changes that will occur with retirement plan audits under the new standard issued by AICPA, SAS No. 136 Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statement of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA. This webinar discussed how the roles as administrators of the plan will change during the audit…
Retirement Plan Options during the COVID-19 Crisis
By Jennifer McCahill, CPA, Partner Individuals and organizations are looking for ways to gain access to cash during this time of financial and economic uncertainty. As Congress and the Administration discuss additional aid packages, we are seeing changes to the traditional regulations that would allow individuals and organizations to access funds through retirement plans. There…
GRF Named a 2019 All Star Specialized Niche Firm By INSIDE Public Accounting
GRF was named to INSIDE Public Accounting’s (IPA) 2019 All Stars Specialized Niche Firms in recognition of the firm’s robust nonprofit practice that includes accounting, assurance, tax and advisory services. In its January 2020 IPA newsletter, IPA recognized firms that derive a higher percentage of their revenue from specialty practices than all other participating firms….
Prepare for the Changes Ahead for Employee Benefit Plan Audits
If your organization offers an employee retirement plan, chances are that it may be subject to annual reporting requirements that includes an audit of the plan’s financial statements. That audit will also be subject to a number of changes in the years ahead for compliance with the newly released Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS), Forming…
If Adopted, Overtime Pay Rules May Expand to More Employees
Today (and since 2004) salaried employees who earn at least $455 per week aren’t eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, if their job duties are executive, administrative or professional (EAP) in nature. That’s true no matter how many hours these employees work in a week. Under proposed regulations, the limit would…