Hedge Funds

Our hedge fund audit, tax and advisory services support a broad range of structures and investment strategies. Learn about Cherry Bekaert’s trusted services designed specifically for the unique nature of the hedge fund industry.

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Navigate Industry Challenges With Hedge Fund Audit & Tax Services 

Cherry Bekaert delivers tailored audit, tax, and advisory solutions backed by decades of alternative investment service experiences. From startups to institutional funds, we help General Partners (GPs), Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and CFOs refine internal controls, mitigate risk, and maintain regulatory compliance. Our team can help with the investor transparency that today’s market demands; building an institutional-ready foundation gives you the confidence to focus efforts more on capital growth and strategy execution. 

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Our Hedge Fund Services

Hedge Fund Audit & Assurance Services

Boost investor confidence with transparent financial operations. Annually audited financial statements, risk analysis and review of internal controls enable fund managers to operate efficiently and focus on strategy execution.

Hedge Fund Tax Services & Advisory

We provide comprehensive annual tax compliance and consulting for funds, GPs, and management entities, including federal and state filing execution alongside rapid Schedule K-1 delivery. Our tax team supports carried interest and unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) optimization, with year-round guidance on complex tax challenges.

Compliance & Regulatory Advisory

Hedge funds and managers must both address regulatory and compliance obligations while implementing efficient operating processes. Our team understands the demanding requirements of GPs, RIAs, CTAs and other alternatives industry professionals, and has a deep knowledge of SEC, NFA and CFTC rules and regulations.

Hedge Fund Lifecycle Advisory Services 

Cherry Bekaert delivers hedge fund advisory services designed to help managers and GPs successfully navigate the shifting complexities and operational hurdles of the alternatives landscape. From fund structuring to illiquid investment valuations and eventual exit planning, our advisors provide the insights needed for long-term success.

Offshore Fund Services & Domicile Advisory

To better service managers and GPs with various investor types and unique tax situations, our team provides offshore domiciled fund audit, tax and advisory services. When foreign investors or UBTI sensitive investors are involved, an investor-centric fund structure should be considered, such as a master-feeder or mini-master arrangements. 

Our proprietary reporting services track your unique investment strategy and showcase your past successes with performance tables and charts. Comparing your track record to an appropriate benchmark provides critical assurance to capital investors and is a valuable marketing tool when raising fresh capital.

Hedge Fund Audit & Assurance Services

Boost investor confidence with transparent financial operations. Annually audited financial statements, risk analysis and review of internal controls enable fund managers to operate efficiently and focus on strategy execution.

Hedge Fund Tax Services & Advisory

We provide comprehensive annual tax compliance and consulting for funds, GPs, and management entities, including federal and state filing execution alongside rapid Schedule K-1 delivery. Our tax team supports carried interest and unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) optimization, with year-round guidance on complex tax challenges.

Compliance & Regulatory Advisory

Hedge funds and managers must both address regulatory and compliance obligations while implementing efficient operating processes. Our team understands the demanding requirements of GPs, RIAs, CTAs and other alternatives industry professionals, and has a deep knowledge of SEC, NFA and CFTC rules and regulations.

Hedge Fund Lifecycle Advisory Services 

Cherry Bekaert delivers hedge fund advisory services designed to help managers and GPs successfully navigate the shifting complexities and operational hurdles of the alternatives landscape. From fund structuring to illiquid investment valuations and eventual exit planning, our advisors provide the insights needed for long-term success.

Offshore Fund Services & Domicile Advisory

To better service managers and GPs with various investor types and unique tax situations, our team provides offshore domiciled fund audit, tax and advisory services. When foreign investors or UBTI sensitive investors are involved, an investor-centric fund structure should be considered, such as a master-feeder or mini-master arrangements. 

Our proprietary reporting services track your unique investment strategy and showcase your past successes with performance tables and charts. Comparing your track record to an appropriate benchmark provides critical assurance to capital investors and is a valuable marketing tool when raising fresh capital.

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Emerging Manager Services for New Fund Managers

A tailored approach to meet the unique needs of new managers. From formation and structuring through early-stage operations, our audit, tax and advisory professionals help new managers meet today's challenges to market entry. Let us be your experienced guide forward in the alternatives industry.

Why Choose Cherry Bekaert for Your Hedge Fund Needs

Our team of dedicated hedge fund professionals are proud to be considered among the industry's elite audit providers. Our unique approach allows us to provide the services you require while maintaining a robust client experience within a cost-efficient strategy. Discover firsthand how our team provides fund managers with the hedge fund audit, tax and advisory services necessary to achieve success.

Year-long Fund Manager and GP Support

  • Collaborate with our audit and tax professionals and the fund-focused advisors the entire year, not just during "busy season"
  • Ongoing investor-centric strategic hedge fund advisory services designed to scale with your fund

New Hedge Fund Managers

  • Uniquely tailored Emerging Manager Services program for new fund managers - guidance from formation through early operations
  • Portable performance and track records that can help you market your fund and strategy to new investors

Expanded Service Capabilities

  • Our Valuation Services team helps with highly illiquid investments, Level 3 assets, and other non-marketable securities
  • The Transaction Advisory Services group is experienced in M&A and arbitrage as well as transactional tax guidance and dispute support
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Boost Investor Confidence Through Hedge Fund Audit Services

Building underlying investor confidence is seldom simple. Choosing service providers is a unique opportunity to impress upon your investors the high quality and strong commitment to operations and success.

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Katie Tuite Strader

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Michael Wayne Callahan

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Craig Stegeman

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Scott M. Peterson

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Joseph Schwarz

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Eric Essian

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G. Todd Batchelor

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Robert Yurglich

Assurance Services

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Hedge Fund Services FAQs

Hedge fund audit and tax services provide independent verification of a fund’s financial health and tax-planning and compliance for funds operating across complex global jurisdictions. 

Audit services include verification testing of securities and Level 3 illiquid assets, existence verification of assets held at prime brokers and custodians, and review of internal accounting and reporting processes.  

Tax services include: Schedule K-1, K-2 and K-3 preparation, Form 1065 and Form 1042 filing, timely K-1 delivery to investors, and structuring guidance for domestic, offshore, and master-feeder structures.

Hedge fund compliance services help managers meet the ongoing reporting requirements mandated by financial regulatory bodies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Association (NFA). These services function as an outsourced "compliance office," managing the firm’s compliance so managers can focus on alpha generation. 

For funds with offshore domiciled entities or non-U.S. investors, hedge fund compliance services also cover global transparency and "automatic exchange of information" requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS). This includes identifying U.S. reportable accounts to avoid the 30% IRS withholding penalty and establishing CRA compliance or investors across 100+ jurisdictions. 

As hedge funds have increasingly become more sophisticated, so have the ways in which the industry's key players identify themselves. Our team of professionals serve hedge fund operators and their investors through audit, tax, advisory, accounting and compliance services, including:

  • Fund Managers
  • Portfolio Managers
  • RIAs
  • GPs
  • Investment Managers
  • CCOs
  • COOs
  • CFOs
  • General Principals
  • Industry Traders

Cherry Bekaert has served securities industry and alternative investment clients for over three decades, including investment managers, wealth management firms, trading houses, trust companies and more. 

Annual audit fees are tailored to the complexity of your fund’s structure and investment strategy. While every engagement is unique, fees generally scale based on the operational footprint of the fund and number of investors. 

Key variables that influence your quote include asset class and valuation, fund structure and domicile, investor base, and regulatory scope. 

Obtaining an accurate hedge fund audit cost estimate is easiest by contacting a reputable service provider to discuss a service engagement and fee quote.

Choosing Cherry Bekaert’s hedge fund  service professionals provides you and your fund numerous benefits, such as:

  • Institutional scalability — we grow with you and your funds 
  • Timely delivery of critical fund documents and tax filings 
  • Compliance with federal or state-level custody rule requirements 
  • Cost-effective engagement with a top-ranked industry leader 
  • Visible operational readiness to investors from day one 
  • Experience and knowledge across our audit and tax teams 
  • Boosted investor confidence with top-ranked, industry- recognized providers 
  • Increased fund marketability for new capital 
  • Opportunity to focus more on strategy execution 
  • Experienced guidance through the nuances of the alternatives industry 
  • Referral relationships across industry service providers 

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