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What Your Compliance Testing Reports Really Mean

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Continuing Education Credit Offered For Live Session Only: Generic, ASPPA, CPE

You've seen the numbers in your TPA's annual report—410(b), 401(a)(4), 401(a)(26), 416—but do you actually know what they're testing for? More importantly, do you know what triggers a failure and what your options are when it happens?
This session demystifies the "Section 4" testing that every ESOP goes through. You'll learn what each test is actually measuring, why certain plan designs are more likely to pass or fail, and how your ESOP's testing might interact with an affiliated 401(k) plan. When you can interpret these results and anticipate potential issues, you become a more valuable partner to both your plan sponsors and your TPA.

Learning objectives:

  • What each compliance test is really measuring—and why your TPA runs them in the first place
  • The factors that determine whether a plan passes or fails, so you can spot red flags early
  • How combined plan testing works when your ESOP clients also sponsor a 401(k

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Presenters

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Jon Williams, QKA

Mr. Williams is a Vice President of Plan Administration for Blue Ridge ESOP Associates and has over 15 years of experience in employee benefits, with a focus on plan design, implementation, administration and consulting services for ESOPs. He is a member of The ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership and is a speaker at various ESOP conferences. Jon earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he majored in Accounting and minored in Economics.

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Dolores P. Lawrence

Dolores Lawrence is a Senior Managing Director of Plan Administration at Blue Ridge ESOP Associates. She is a CPA, holds the QKA designation from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) and has over 25 years of experience in plan design, administration and consulting services for ESOPs and 401(k) plans. She is a member of NCEO, The ESOP Association and ASPPA, and is a speaker at various ESOP conferences. She is also a past chair for The ESOP Association's Advisory Committee on Administration.

Thank you to our Sponsors

Blue Ridge
Chartwell
KSM
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
PCE Investment Bankers, Inc.
Prairie
Praxis
Strategic Talent Partners