Advisors to Employee Benefit Plans    We specialize in providing accounting, auditing and tax services to employee benefit plans.  We maintain our proficiency in this constantly evolving arena by:   ·       ongoing training of partners and staff in the complex regulatory requirements,   ·       investing in a comprehensive library of research tools and materials relating specifically to employee benefit plans,   ·       committing the time necessary to keep current with the ever changing environment, and   ·       working closely with ERISA attorneys, actuaries and other specialists to increase our range of expertise.     Our extensive experience is evident by the following.   ·       We provide audit or consulting services to 20 clients.   ·       We prepare or review Form 5500 for 36 clients.   ·       Our employee benefit clients include a large publicly traded company, a U.S. subsidiary of an international conglomerate, construction and manufacturing businesses, automobile dealerships and other various industries.   ·       We provide services for all types of employee benefit plans:  profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, SEPS, health and welfare benefit plans and fringe benefit plans.   ·       We have been involved with terminating plans, plan mergers and partial termination situations on numerous occasions.   ·       We work closely with the Department of Labor and legal counsel in resolving issues relating to compliance violations and plan qualification.   ·       We are proficient in performing initial year audits for plans requiring an audit for the first time.   ·       We work closely with a range of service providers from one of the nation's largest retirement plan service providers to the small local third party administrator.   ·       We provide detailed comprehensive letters to plan administrators which inform management of our findings during our audits and include recommendations regarding compliance, fiduciary and accounting issues.   ·       We advise our clients regarding their fiduciary responsibilities and provide tools to assist them in complying with regulatory requirements.   ·       We assist and advise clients in the completion of Adoption Agreements and other various Plan documents.   ·       We keep current on all regulatory, accounting and auditing developments by attending seminars, subscribing to industry publications, and consulting with other professionals in the field.