Eck Schafer & Punke LLP

Employee benefit plan audit practice profile, built from plan year 2024 Form 5500 filings.

Last updated · Source data: plan year 2024 Form 5500 filings

How many 401(k) plans does Eck Schafer & Punke LLP audit?

Eck Schafer & Punke LLP was the independent auditor for 6 retirement plan filings in plan year 2024, with clients in 1 state — the #1,178 practice nationally by volume.

Practice at a glance

Eck Schafer & Punke LLP: plan year 2024 Form 5500 audit engagements
MeasureValue
Firm EIN (as filed)37-1335003
Retirement plan audits (401(k), 403(b), pension)6
All audited filings (incl. welfare plans)6
States and territories with clients1
National rank by retirement plan volume#1,178 of 3,956
National rank, all audited filings (league-table basis)#1,221 of 4,052
Average client size (participants)212
Largest client (participants)526

Rankings derived from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings, plan year 2024. Read the full methodology.

Where does Eck Schafer & Punke LLP audit plans?

Audited retirement plans by sponsor state, plan year 2024
StatePlans auditedShare of practice
Illinois6100.0%

Largest concentration: Illinois (6 plans). State reflects the plan sponsor’s address, not the firm’s office locations.

What audit opinions does Eck Schafer & Punke LLP issue?

Accountant’s opinions on retirement plan filings, plan year 2024
Opinion typeFilingsShare
Unmodified (clean)6100.0%
Qualified00.0%
Disclaimer00.0%
Adverse00.0%

As coded on Schedule H. A disclaimer here usually reflects the legacy limited-scope reporting convention (now the ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) election), not a failed audit — see the methodology.

Largest plans audited by Eck Schafer & Punke LLP

Largest audited plans by participant count, plan year 2024 (as filed)
Plan sponsorStateParticipants
Refreshment Services, Inc.IL526
Kingery Printing CompanyIL193
Hertzberg-New Method, Inc.IL166
Agency for Community TransitIL146
Illinois Education AssociationIL124

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This page is generated from public U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings in which Eck Schafer & Punke LLP (EIN 37-1335003) is named as the plan’s independent qualified public accountant. Eck Schafer & Punke LLP did not supply, review, or endorse this information, and inclusion is not a recommendation. Filing data can contain sponsor-entered errors; corrections are welcome via the about page.