ATLANTA, GA – Gifford, Hillegass & Ingwersen LLP (GH&I), an Atlanta-based certified public accounting and advisory firm, in partnership with Plan Sponsor Consultants and Krieg Devault, will host a breakfast seminar entitled “Preparing for the New Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Fee Disclosure Requirements Effective April 1, 2012.” The seminar is from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 19, 2012 at GH&I.

Recent amendments to Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, related to the disclosures of expenses paid out of plan assets, will increase scrutiny and could potentially result in significant fines. During this breakfast seminar, participants will learn how to:

·         Comply with the new disclosure requirements from the Department of Labor (DOL);

·         Evaluate reasonableness of service provider fees in accordance with DOL requirements;

·         Avoid committing a prohibited transaction and exposing your organization to fines;

·         Determine what the DOL will look for in audits; and

·         Establish what questions to ask of third party administrators to satisfy fiduciary responsibility.

Presenters include:

·         Ginger Dornburg, Principal, GH&I

·         Kim Hartsock, Principal, GH&I

·         Alex Dancy, AIFA ,Executive Vice President, Plan Sponsor Consultants

·         Michael M. Kane, CHFC, AIFA, Managing Partner, Plan Sponsor Consultants

·         Lisa A. Durham, Partner, Krieg DeVault

To attend, RSVP by emailing Debby Mills or by clicking here.