May 17, 2022
IRS and Department of Labor Benefit Plan Audits
Introduction
• IRS Audits: Focus is on compliance with the special tax rules that apply to the type of plan being audited
• DOL Audits: Focus is on compliance with ERISA
Fiduciary responsibilities
Reporting and disclosure
Other procedural requirements
Substantive requirements (e.g., ACA market reform requirements, mental health parity requirements)
Gayle Skolnik, Partner at Faegre Drinker
Gayle Skolnik represents employers, fiduciaries and service providers on all aspects of employee benefit law. She
advises on plan design, implementation and administration; government compliance; benefits aspects of bankruptcies
and restructuring and corporate transactions; fiduciary training; and governmental audits and investigations. Gayle
crafts practical, cost-effective solutions to everyday problems that arise in the employee benefits world.
Philip Gutwein, Partner at Faegre Drinker
Phil Gutwein focuses his practice on employee benefits law. He helps employers and fiduciaries design plans, operate
within tax and benefits regulations, structure executive compensation, manage benefits issues during transactions and
resolve benefits-related disputes (ERISA and non-ERISA).
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