Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Replacement of Schedule SSA with Form 8955-SSA

In Announcement 2011-21, the IRS announced that Form 8955-SSA, a stand alone form to be filed with the IRS, is the successor to the Schedule SSA (Form 5500). Form 8955-SSA is used to report terminated participants with deferred vested benefits.

For 2009 and 2010 plan years, the Form 8955-SSA is due the later of due date for filing the 2010 Form 5500 or August 1, 2011. 

Form 8955-SSA is expected to be available shortly. The IRS has also developed a voluntary electronic filing system for filing the Form 8955-SSA which will be ready to accept filings when the form becomes available.

Extensions can be obtained by filing Form 5558, Application for Extension of Time To File Certain Employee Plan Returns.  The IRS is revising Form 5558 and expects it to be available soon.

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