I, as an ERPA, get to pick the beer for the office on Fridays.
But really, I think it's just stuff like that....VCP applications, determination letters, and audits of plans other than any actuarial calculations.
Form 2848. You are still limited in practice areas but getting a POA to speak to the IRS directly is a big plus for practitioners who are not an attorney, CPA/EA, or enrolled actuary.
Yup! We simply will not deal with a plan that is involved in a ROBS. Let others try to solve the inevitable screw ups that are almost 100% guaranteed; we have better things to do than deal with clients who don't listen to us in the first place. FWIW.
If the plan sponsor has reason to believe she is married (and that she is lying to the employer), the sponsor has a fiduciary duty to ask for a copy of the divorce or legal separation or mandate the spousal consent. Remember, the spouse has ERISA rights that also have to be protected by the plan.