You can file Form 5500-EZ electronically through ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST2).
There are 3 types of Form 5500: Form 5500-EZ—for one-participant plans only; Form 5500-SF for plans with fewer than 100 participants; and Form 5500—for plans with 100 or more participants. Forms 5500 and 5500-SF must be filed electronically using the DOL ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST2)Opens in a new window.
Anyone who works for a private-sector organization which sponsors retirement benefits such as pension plan or a 401(k) plan (or 403(b) for non-profits) receives an ERISA-governed benefit that becomes vested; i.e., non-forfeitable so long as the employee works for the employer for a sufficient number of years.
ERISA also does not cover plans maintained outside the United States primarily for the benefit of nonresident aliens or unfunded excess benefit plans.
You may file your 2022 Form 5500-SF online using EFAST2's web-based filing system or you may file through an EFAST2-approved vendor. You cannot file a paper Form 5500-SF by mail or other delivery service.
The Form 5500-EZ must be filed via mail. It should be filled out and mailed to: Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Ogden, UT 84201-0020 Online Filing Now Available Through IRS EFAST2 System As of January 1, 2021 you can use the EFAST2 filing system to file IRS form 5500 series online.
You must electronically file the Form 5500, the Form 5500-SF, and the Form PR (Pooled Plan Provider Registration). For the Form 5500-EZ: If you are a one-participant plan or a foreign plan, beginning January 1, 2021, you must file the Form 5500-EZ electronically through EFAST2.
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Because specified foreign financial assets usually include foreign retirement plans, U.S. persons with a threshold amount of specified foreign financial assets must usually report their plans on IRS Form 8938.
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is responsible for administering and enforcing the fiduciary, reporting and disclosure provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Until February 2003, EBSA was known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA).