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Retirement Plan Filing Dates

The "Example due date" column in this table assumes that the Retirement Plan Year coincides with the calendar year.

 


Form Name & Number

When due

Example due date

Prepared by

Filed with

Form 940 – Employer’s Annual Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return 1/31; 4/30; 7/31,   10/31 1/31; 4/30; 7/31,   10/31 Employer / Company IRS
Form 941 – Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return 1/31 1/31 Employer / Company IRS
Form 1099R (Copy B) – Distributions from Retirement Plans 1/31 1/31 Payer Recipient
Form 945 – Annual Return of Federal Taxes 1/31 or 2/10 if taxes timely paid 1/31 or 2/10 Employer / Company IRS
Form 1096 & 1099R (Copy A) Annual Summary Transmittal of Distributions 2/28 2/28 Payer IRS
Summary Plan Description Within 90 days of becoming a participant 3/31 (for 1/1 entry) & 9/28 (for 7/1 entry) Plan Administrator Participant
Annual statement of pooled fund (needed for 5500 filing) 120th day after end of plan year 4/30 Bank, Insurance Co., Plan Sponsor Plan Administrator
Summary of Material Modification 210th day after end of plan year in which modification was adopted. 7/29 Plan Administrator Participants & Beneficiaries
Form 5330 Part III – Excise Taxes on prohibited transactions Last day of the 7th month after the end of tax year of event 7/31 Disqualified person involved in prohibited transaction IRS
Form 5558 – Application for extension on 5500 filings Last day of the 7th month after plan year end 7/31 Plan Sponsor IRS
Form 5500, Form 5500C/R, Form 5500EZ – Tax filings on certain Employee Benefit Plans Last day of the 7th month after plan year end (or as extended - 2 ½ months) 7/31

10/15 with extension

Plan Sponsor IRS
Schedule SSA (An attachment to 5500 series filings) & Statement of Deferred Benefits Last day of the 7th month after plan year end (or as extended - 2 ½ months) 7/31

10/15 with extension

Plan Sponsor or Plan Administrator Schedule SSA – IRS

Statement – Participant

Summary Annual Report Last day of the 9th month after plan year end (or as extended - 2 ½ months) 9/30

12/15 with extension

Plan Administrator Participants & Beneficiaries
Form 5310-A – Notice of Plan Merger, Transfer or Consolidation of Plan Assets 30 days prior to event i.e – 12/2/02 for a merger on 1/1/03 Plan Sponsor or Plan Administrator IRS

 


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