Know which plan audits are worth your team's time
The intake asks about plan type, participant count, and Form 5500 filing needs, and collects recordkeeper reports and prior audit history — so you know the scope before the consultation, not during it.
The exact intake your employee benefit plan audit leads complete
This is the real 7-question guided intake for Employee Benefit Plan Audit — the same flow your customers finish before you ever pick up the phone.
What a qualified employee benefit plan audit lead should tell you
An independent audit of a defined contribution, defined benefit, or health and welfare plan's financial statements, typically required to support a Form 5500 filing with the Department of Labor.
- Benefit Plan Be Audited
- How Many Participants In
- This Audit Required Form
- Audit Report Due Or
- This Plan Been Audited
- Authorized Engage Auditor On
- Have Plan'S Financial Records
The questions your team needs answered
Every employee benefit plan audit intake asks these — and why each one matters.
| Question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| What type of benefit plan needs to be audited? | Plan type determines audit methodology and staffing, so it's one of the first things that shapes scope. |
| Approximately how many participants are in the plan? | Participant count affects both audit complexity and fee scale, with mid-size and large plans scoring on par with each other. |
| Is this audit required for a Form 5500 filing? | Confirming the Form 5500 trigger tells you whether this is a mandatory audit versus a discretionary review, which changes urgency and priority. |
| When is the audit report due or needed? | The reporting deadline lets you sequence consultations by how soon a filing is actually due. |
| Has this plan been audited by an independent auditor before? | First-time audits typically require more upfront record reconstruction, so this flags scope risk before the consultation. |
| Are you authorized to engage an auditor on behalf of the plan sponsor? | Without engagement authority from the plan sponsor, the lead can't move to a signed engagement, so this answer directly affects how the lead is prioritized. |
| Do you currently have the plan's financial records and recordkeeper reports available? | Having recordkeeper reports on hand signals how quickly fieldwork can actually start once the engagement is signed. |
How Cliont scores employee benefit plan audit leads
Every answer is weighted automatically — no manual review required.
Value signals
- Defined contribution (e.g., 401k)
- Defined benefit (pension)
- Health and welfare plan
- Not sure
- Under 100
- 100 to 999
See the lead your team receives
Employee Benefit Plan Audit Lead
From first click to qualified lead
Follow prospects and clients through one smooth, guided flow.
They land & meet you
Your video greeting plays instantly — a real face instead of a blank form.
They explain the project
Smart questions adapt to their project and capture the full scope.
They share the details
The scope and any documents come attached, so you can scope before the first call.
You get a ready lead
Scored and qualified — waiting for you to win it.
Built for employee benefit plan audit workflows
| Cliont capability | Employee Benefit Plan Audit application |
|---|---|
| Weighted lead scoring | Combines plan type, participant count, and Form 5500 filing status so a mid-size defined contribution plan with a confirmed filing requirement scores above a same-size lead that's still unsure why it needs an audit. |
| Document collection on intake | Requests recordkeeper reports and prior audit history upfront so your team can assess record quality before agreeing to a consultation. |
| Authorization flag | Surfaces the engagement-authorization answer prominently so consultations aren't scheduled with contacts who can't actually sign off on the audit. |
| CRM routing | Sends qualified plan sponsor leads directly to your CRM with plan type, participant count, and deadline attached, so scheduling and scoping start from the same information. |
Common employee benefit plan audit lead scenarios
First-year 401(k) plan crossing 100 participants
A defined contribution plan that has just grown past the participant threshold and now needs its first independent audit for Form 5500 — flagged as high value with no prior audit history.
HR contact without engagement authority
Someone fills out the intake on behalf of a plan sponsor but answers no to being authorized to engage an auditor — the lead is captured but weighted lower until sponsor sign-off is confirmed.
Health and welfare plan on a tight deadline
The plan sponsor selects a report due date within 30 days and confirms recordkeeper reports are already in hand, signaling a lead that's ready to move straight to scoping.
Plan sponsor unsure of plan type or size
Someone answers 'not sure' to plan type and participant count — still routed and scored, but flagged so the consultation opens with clarifying questions instead of scope assumptions.
Switching auditors on an existing pension plan
A defined benefit plan that's been audited before and has records readily available — a lower-friction lead where the conversation can focus on transition, not education.
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Employee Benefit Plan Audit lead-intake FAQs
How does the intake handle a plan sponsor who doesn't know their participant count yet?
'Not sure' is a valid answer for both plan type and participant count, so the lead still comes through and gets scored — it's just flagged so your team knows to confirm those details on the consultation call.
Does the intake check whether the person filling it out can actually sign an engagement letter?
Yes — the intake asks directly whether the respondent is authorized to engage an auditor on the plan sponsor's behalf, and answers of 'no' are weighted lower so you're not scheduling consultations with someone who can't commit the engagement.
Can the intake confirm whether an audit is actually required?
It asks whether the audit is needed for a Form 5500 filing, which is the primary trigger for employee benefit plan audits and a key factor in how the lead is prioritized.
What happens if the plan has never had an independent audit before?
That's captured as its own field — first-time audits often carry more record-gathering complexity, so this answer helps your team scope the engagement accurately before the first meeting.
Does the intake ask about the audit report deadline?
Yes, respondents select from a few due-date ranges, which lets you prioritize plans with near-term filing deadlines without asking every lead to spell out their timeline manually.
How is this different from your Financial Statement Audit intake?
The Employee Benefit Plan Audit intake is built around plan-specific fields — plan type, participant count, and Form 5500 status — rather than general financial statement scope, so the questions and scoring match what a benefit plan audit actually requires.
Turn employee benefit plan audit visitors into qualified clients
Give every employee benefit plan audit visitor a guided intake instead of a dead contact form — and get a scored, qualified lead before you take the first call.