First, please note the long-form version of Form 5500 that is filed with the Department of Labor (DOL) is published in a publicly available database. Please note, however, that the short-form Form 5500-EZ is filed for a one-participant plan (Solo 401k) when the value of the plan assets exceeds $250,000.
First, check with the third-party administrator (TPA) or your investment provider for your plan as this will be the easiest option. Otherwise, you can obtain IRS Form 5500 for the prior year at the DOL website. The DOL search engine identifies Form 5500 and 5500-SF filings received by EFAST2.
The Form 5500 Series is part of ERISA's overall reporting and disclosure framework, which is intended to assure that employee benefit plans are operated and managed in ance with certain prescribed standards and that participants and beneficiaries, as well as regulators, are provided or have access to sufficient ...
About the Form 5500 Any administrator or sponsor of an employee benefit plan subject to ERISA must file information about each benefit plan every year (pursuant to Code section 6058 and ERISA sections 104 and 4065).
If you would like the raw data from all filings, including schedules, you can download Form 5500 datasets from EBSA's electronic FOIA webpage. If you are unable to find a filing that you believe has been submitted, please contact the EFAST2 Help Line at 1-866-463-3278.
The IRS, Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation developed the Form 5500-series returns for employee benefit plans to satisfy annual reporting requirements under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.
If you would like the raw data from all filings, including schedules, you can download Form 5500 datasets from EBSA's electronic FOIA webpage. If you are unable to find a filing that you believe has been submitted, please contact the EFAST2 Help Line at 1-866-463-3278.
Under EFAST2, you must electronically file the 2023 Forms 5500 and 5500-SF using EFAST2's web-based filing system or you may file through an EFAST2-approved vendor. The 2023 Form 5500-EZ can also be electronically filed using the EFAST2 filing system or filed on paper with the IRS.
The maximum criminal penalties for ERISA violations include up to 10 years in jail and fines of up to $100,000. Companies charged with ERISA violations can face criminal fines of up to $500,000, in addition to any civil liability.
Increased Penalties and Faster Enforcement Action At the time of this update, applicable regulations permit the DOL to assess a penalty of up to $2,670 per day. See Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024, 89 Fed. Reg. 1810 (January 15, 2024).