401(k) Audit Firms in Kentucky
Last updated · Source data: plan year 2024 Form 5500 filings
Who audits the most 401(k) plans in Kentucky?
Cherry Bekaert LLP audited 108 Kentucky plans in plan year 2024, the most of any firm. Overall, 150 firms audited 830 plans sponsored in Kentucky; the median audited plan had 350 participants.
Top audit firms for Kentucky plans
| # | Firm | KY plans audited |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Bekaert LLP | 108 |
| 2 | Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PLLC | 72 |
| 3 | Forvis Mazars, LLP | 49 |
| 4 | Blue & Co., LLC | 45 |
| 5 | Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff | 38 |
| 6 | LBMC, PC | 37 |
| 7 | Harding, Shymanski & Company, PSC | 27 |
| 8 | Besten & Dieruf, PLLC | 26 |
| 9 | Crowe LLP | 20 |
| 10 | Jones, Nale & Mattingly PLC | 20 |
| 11 | Barnes Dennig | 18 |
| 12 | Baldwin CPAS | 16 |
| 13 | Monroe Shine & Co., Inc. | 16 |
| 14 | Mather & Co. CPAS, LLC | 15 |
| 15 | Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP | 13 |
| 16 | RFH, PLLC | 12 |
| 17 | Kelley Galloway Smith Goolsby, PSC | 11 |
| 18 | Frank N Hestand CPA PSC | 11 |
| 19 | Faulkner, King & Wenz, PSC | 10 |
| 20 | Deloitte & Touche LLP | 9 |
| 21 | Ebelhar Whitehead, PLLC | 8 |
| 22 | Baker Tilly US, LLP | 7 |
| 23 | Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co. | 7 |
| 24 | Plante & Moran, PLLC | 7 |
| 25 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 6 |
Rankings derived from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings, plan year 2024. Read the full methodology.
Kentucky plan audit market at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Audited plans sponsored in Kentucky | 830 |
| Audit firms with at least one KY engagement | 150 |
| Median audited plan size (participants) | 350 |
| Share of all U.S. audited plans | 1.1% |
Choosing an audit firm in Kentucky
Engagement volume is the most objective public signal of employee benefit plan audit experience: the Department of Labor’s audit quality study found deficiency rates of 76% among CPAs performing one or two plan audits a year, versus 12% at the largest practices. The table above shows which firms do this work in Kentucky at real volume.
Beyond volume, ask candidate firms about AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center membership, who staffs the fieldwork, experience with your recordkeeper and payroll systems, and whether the fee assumes an ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) election. A Kentucky address is not required — plan audits are performed remotely under the same national standards — but local presence can simplify scheduling and walkthroughs.