by Amy Sac | Oct 13, 2026 | 401kCPAs News
October 15 has passed, and your 401(k) plan’s Form 5500 still hasn’t been filed. Maybe the audit isn’t finished. Maybe it never started. Perhaps the auditor is waiting on information, a compliance issue is holding things up, or you thought an extension had been filed...
by Amy Sac | Oct 8, 2026 | 401kCPAs News, Uncategorized
For most 401(k) plan sponsors, audit season centers around the July 31 Form 5500 deadline and the October 15 extended deadline. But not every 401(k) plan operates on a calendar year. If your 401(k) plan has a fiscal year or other non-calendar-year plan year, your Form...
by Amy Sac | Sep 22, 2026 | 401kCPAs News, Uncategorized
The October 15 extended Form 5500 filing deadline is just weeks away, but your 401(k) audit isn’t finished—or perhaps it hasn’t even started. If you don’t have a valid extension, your filing may already be late. The first instinct may be to panic, start forwarding old...
by Amy Sac | Apr 29, 2026 | 401kCPAs News, Uncategorized
And How Smart Plan Sponsors Fix Them Before It’s Too Late If your 401(k) audit felt harder than it should’ve last year, you’re not alone. Across hundreds of audits, the same issues show up again and again—and they’re costing plan sponsors time, money, and...
by Amy Sac | Apr 14, 2026 | 401kCPAs News, Uncategorized
If your employee benefit plan requires an audit, choosing the right CPA firm isn’t just a box to check—it’s one of the most important risk decisions you’ll make as a plan sponsor. Too many companies treat a 401(k) audit like any other financial statement audit. It’s...
