The Department of Labor has released findings from a review of auditors of employer-sponsored retirement plans, and the news isn’t good.
The Employee Benefits Security Administration’s study “reveals serious issues with the current system,” according to a release from the Department.
Of the 7,300 CPAs that audit more than 81,000 benefit plans, the EBSA found that 39 percent of audits contained “major deficiencies,” putting $653 billion and 22.5 million plan participants at risk, according to the report.
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