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)

Brooke Salazar

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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