Self-Study
How to Audit Benefit and Compensation Plans
Develop skills to audit employee benefits and compensation, identify risks to prevent costly expenses.
$29.00 – $49.00
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Without FlexCast, you must start with enough time to finish. (1 Hr/Credit)
Secure Transaction CPE Credits
1 Credits: Auditing
Course Level
Overview
Format
Self-Study
Course Description
The benefits and compensation paid by an employer represent a large part of its total expenditures, and also lay it open to risks of cost overruns, lawsuits, and government penalties. In this course, we provide an overview of the basic benefit and compensation areas that the auditor needs to be concerned about, and also describe the auditing tasks to pursue in order to identify problem areas that need to be fixed. These auditing tasks can significantly reduce the costs and risks of an employer.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the types of benefits and compensation that may be offered to workers.
- Specify the audit tasks that may be applied to the administration of benefit and compensation plans.
- Identify the tasks required to develop a compensation structure.
Course Specifics
SS923355400
November 28, 2023
There are no prerequisites.
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Compliance Information
CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
Meet The Experts
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 300 business books and courses. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and …
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