The only things certain in life are death and taxes," Ben Franklin famously said. If you file a Form 5500 on behalf of your company's pension or health and welfare plans, the filing deadline for ...

Annual filings always bring a swirl of activity, and July 31 is no different. It also brings a cloud of confusion for plan sponsors, according to Form 5500 mavens. Mistakes on Form 5500, a key part of ...

The Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, including all required schedules and attachments, is used to report information concerning employee benefit plans. Generally, any ...

While an employee benefits firm may handle most retirement plan functions, San Antonio-area employers need to be aware of filing requirements associated with the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

The best retirement plan for a business trader is a defined-contribution employer 401(k), as this plan allows up to a maximum tax-deductible contribution of $53,000 ($59,000 if age 50 and over) based ...

After a less-than-gangbusters success in working to make patient records paperless, the federal government switched its focus to the Department of Labor agencies to take up the paperless mantle. You ...

Washington (July 15, 2003) -- The Internal Revenue Service reminds employers and retirement plan professionals that they no longer have to file information about fringe benefit plans. The IRS ...

A plan that covers fewer than 100 employees on the first day of the plan year and is unfunded, fully insured, or a combination of unfunded and fully insured, was previously exempt from the requirement ...

Paychex offers clients a solution for electronically reviewing, signing, and transmitting Form 5500 to the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) through the Paychex Online Retirement Services Web site. Once ...

ADP has introduced Simplified 5500 Compliance Reporting Process, the second phase of its enhanced Compliance Dashboard for streamlining the Form 5500 reporting requirements for employee benefit plans.

Executive Summary: The Form 5500 is an annual report that must be filed for every employee benefit plan that covers 100 or more participants. For calendar year plans, these forms must be filed by July ...