Velez & Hardy, LLC

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 Velez & Hardy, LLC audit?

Velez & Hardy, LLC was the independent auditor for 17 retirement plan filings in plan year 2024, with clients in 3 states and territories — the #593 practice nationally by volume.

Practice at a glance

Velez & Hardy, LLC: plan year 2024 Form 5500 audit engagements
MeasureValue
Firm EIN (as filed)88-4079401
Retirement plan audits (401(k), 403(b), pension)17
All audited filings (incl. welfare plans)17
States and territories with clients3
National rank by retirement plan volume#593 of 3,956
National rank, all audited filings (league-table basis)#612 of 4,052
Average client size (participants)563
Largest client (participants)1,843

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

Where does Velez & Hardy, LLC audit plans?

Audited retirement plans by sponsor state, plan year 2024
StatePlans auditedShare of practice
Nevada1376.5%
Utah317.6%
Texas15.9%

Largest concentration: Nevada (13 plans). State reflects the plan sponsor’s address, not the firm’s office locations.

What audit opinions does Velez & Hardy, LLC issue?

Accountant’s opinions on retirement plan filings, plan year 2024
Opinion typeFilingsShare
Unmodified (clean)17100.0%
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 Velez & Hardy, LLC

Largest audited plans by participant count, plan year 2024 (as filed)
Plan sponsorStateParticipants
Whittlesea-BellNV1,843
Nevada Yellow Cab CorporationNV1,408
The Marshall Retail Group, LLCNV1,079
Green Valley Grocery 401KNV851
Med-Smart, Inc.NV610

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About this profile

This page is generated from public U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings in which Velez & Hardy, LLC (EIN 88-4079401) is named as the plan’s independent qualified public accountant. Velez & Hardy, LLC 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.