Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Form DCG Individual Plan Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form Schedule MEP (Form MULTIPLE-EMPLOYER RETIREMENT PLAN INFORMATIO	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch SB (Form 5500) Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch R (Form 5500) Retirement Plan Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch MB (Form 5500) Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan and Certain Money Purchase Plan Actuarial Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch I (Form 5500) Financial Information Small Plan	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch H (Form 5500) Financial Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch G (Form 5500) Financial Transaction Schedules	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch D (Form 5500) DFE/Participating Plan Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch C (Form 5500) Service Provider Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form Sch A (Form 5500) Insurance Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form 5500 SF Short Form Annual Return/Report of Small Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Available
Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Available
Form 5558 Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5558 Form 5558 - E-File	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 5558 Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5558 Form 5558 - Paper	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 5500-EZ Annual Return of A One-Participant (Owners/Partners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan or A Foreign Plan	Form	Modified	Available
Justification for No Material or Nonsubstantive Change to Currently Approved Collection_IRS.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2025-04-16	Available
Justification for No Material or Nonsubstantive Change to Currently Approved Collection_IRS.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2025-04-16	Repair queued
#1 - 1545-1610_SS_2023-MS-2-15-2023(MB).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-03-03	Available
#1 - 1545-1610_SS_2023-MS-2-15-2023(MB).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-03-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Individual Plan Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	MULTIPLE-EMPLOYER RETIREMENT PLAN INFORMATIO
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Retirement Plan Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan and Certain Money Purchase Plan Actuarial Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Financial Information Small Plan
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Financial Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Financial Transaction Schedules
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	DFE/Participating Plan Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Service Provider Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Insurance Information
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Short Form Annual Return/Report of Small Employee Benefit Plan
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Form	Modified	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan
40957	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Instruction	Modified
258824	Form 5558 - E-File	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns
258824	Form 5558 - E-File	Form and Instruction	Modified
258822	Form 5558 - Paper	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns
258822	Form 5558 - Paper	Form and Instruction	Modified
240785	Form 5500-EZ - Paper	Form	Modified	Annual Return of A One-Participant (Owners/Partners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan or A Foreign Plan
240785	Form 5500-EZ - Paper	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1610	ICR Reference No: 202504-1545-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202404-1545-012
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No: Ready for Treasury
Title: Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/29/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/28/2025
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2026	05/31/2026	05/31/2026
Responses	1,471,958	0	1,471,958
Time Burden (Hours)	2,138,922	0	2,138,922
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form 5500 is an annual information return filed by employee benefit plans. The IRS uses this information to determine if the plan appears to be operating properly as required under the law or whether the plan should be audited.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 192 201 Name of Law: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
   US Code: 26 USC 6057, 6058, and 6059 Name of Law: Information required in connection with certain plans of deferred compensation
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 280 1 Name of Law: The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 60436	10/05/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 1521	03/10/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan	Sch G (Form 5500), Sch H (Form 5500), Sch I (Form 5500), Sch MB (Form 5500), Sch R (Form 5500), Sch SB (Form 5500), Schedule MEP (Form 5500), Form DCG, 5500, Sch D (Form 5500), 5500 SF, Sch A (Form 5500), Sch C (Form 5500)	Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan ,   Short Form Annual Return/Report of Small Employee Benefit Plan ,   Insurance Information ,   Service Provider Information ,   DFE/Participating Plan Information ,   Financial Transaction Schedules ,   Financial Information ,   Financial Information Small Plan ,   Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan and Certain Money Purchase Plan Actuarial Information ,   Retirement Plan Information ,   Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Information ,   MULTIPLE-EMPLOYER RETIREMENT PLAN INFORMATIO ,   Individual Plan Information
Form 5500-EZ - Paper	5500-EZ	Annual Return of A One-Participant (Owners/Partners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan or A Foreign Plan
Form 5558 - E-File	5558	Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns
Form 5558 - Paper	5558	Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,471,958	1,471,958	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,138,922	2,138,922	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,400,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/28/2025

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