by JoAnn Cassell | May 15, 2025 | 401k Plan Mistakes, Audit Insights
Conducting a 401(k) audit can feel daunting—especially when you uncover more “gotchas” than guarantees. Every year, we feature the top three errors (= teachable moments) of that audit season. Today, however, we’re gathering lessons learned from successful 401(k) plan...
by JoAnn Cassell | Aug 15, 2024 | 401k Compliance, 401k Plan Mistakes, Regulations & Policies, Uncategorized
We’ve heard it all, over the 10+ years Cassell Plan Audits has been operating. Excuses like, “It wasn’t that late” and “We didn’t know” when our clients didn’t deposit 401(k) plan contributions and loan payments on time. Unfortunately, getting 401(k) plan...
by JoAnn Cassell | Oct 15, 2021 | 401k Plan Audit, Plan Sponsors
Do you know the real cost of your plan? 401(k) plans are attractive to employers for retaining and recruiting employees, but all 401(k) plans come with a price. No surprise, right? Yet, costs shouldn’t prevent you from offering this benefit to your employees; just try...
by JoAnn Cassell | Sep 15, 2021 | Retirement Plan
Establishing a 401(k) retirement plan is simple. After all, you just have to choose vendors, draft legally sound documents, operate the plan, and stay in compliance. No big deal, right? Actually… not so much. Setting up a 401(k) plan involves many moving pieces...
by JoAnn Cassell | Aug 18, 2021 | 401k Compliance Error, 401k Plan Audit, 401k Plan Mistakes, Eligible compensation discrepancies
It happens… you’ve performed your audit and discovered some discrepancies. If you’ve ever found yourself in this position, you’re definitely not alone. In fact, eligible compensation errors are so common that they’re included in the IRS...
