Wednesday, November 9, 2011

IRS announces only three plans on a Form 5558 - no attachments allowed

The Internal Revenue Service will not process lists of plans attached to a Form 5558, Application for Extension of Time To File Certain Employee Plan Returns, by filers requesting an extension of time to file Form 5500 series return/reports or Form 8955-SSA returns.

If the employer maintains more than one single employer plan and the plan years end on the same date, you may file a single Form 5558 to apply for extensions to file Forms 5500 series and/or Forms 8955-SSA for up to three of these plans. Do not list more than three plans on a single Form 5558. Do not attach lists of plans to a Form 5558, they will not be processed.

Lists attached to the Form 5558 received through July 31, 2012, will be returned to the filer to submit a completed Form 5558 for all plans on the list requiring an extension. Lists received after July 31, 2012 will not be returned and will not be processed.

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