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Form 5500 Corner
Filing tips & updates, notices, and other helpful materials to assist you in preparing your Form 5500 (5500-EZ) return.


Forms

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Name

Title

Version

Instructions Available?

2004 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Standard Yes
2003 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Standard Yes
Form 990-T Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return Fillable Yes
2003 Form 1099-R

Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.

Standard Yes

Form 2848

Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative

Fillable Yes

Form 4461

Application for Approval of Master or Prototype Defined Contribution Plan

Standard

No

Form 4461-A

Application for Approval of Master or Prototype Defined Benefit Plans

Standard

No

Form 4461-B

Application for Approval of Master or Prototype Plan

Standard

No

Form 4972

Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions

Fillable

No

Form 5300

Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan

Fillable Yes

Schedule Q

Elective Determination Requests

Fillable Yes

Form 5304-SIMPLE

Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)

Fillable

No

Form 5305

Traditional Individual Retirement Trust Account

Fillable

No

Form 5305-A

Traditional Individual Retirement Custodial Account

Fillable

No

Form 5305-E

Coverdell Education Savings Trust Account

Fillable

No

Form 5305-EA

Coverdell Education Savings Custodial Account

Fillable

No

Form 5305-R

Roth Individual Retirement Trust Account

Fillable

No

Form 5305-RA

Roth Individual Retirement Custodial Account

Fillable

No

Form 5305-RB

Roth Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement

Fillable

No

Form 5305-S

SIMPLE Individual Retirement Trust Account

Fillable

No

Form 5305-SA

SIMPLE Individual Retirement Custodial Account Fillable No
Form 5305-SEP Simplified Employee Pension - Individual Retirement Accounts Contribution Agreement Fillable No
Form 5305-SIMPLE Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE) Fillable No
Form 5305A-SEP Salary Reduction and Other Elective Simplified Employee Pension - Individual Retirement Accounts Contribution Agreement Fillable No
Form 5306 Application for Approval of Prototype or Employer Sponsored Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Fillable No
Form 5306-A Application for Approval of Prototype Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE IRA Plan) Fillable No
Form 5307 Applications for Determination for Adopters of Master or Prototype or Volume Submitter Plans Fillable Yes
Form 5308 Request for Change in Plan/Trust Year Fillable No
Form 5309 Application for Determination of Employee Stock Ownership Plan Fillable No
Form 5310

Application for Determination for Terminating Plans

Schedule Q is not required to be filed with this version of Form 5310.

Fillable Yes
Form 5310-A Notice of Plan Merger or Consolidation, Spinoff or Transfer of Plan Assets or Liabilities; Notice of Qualified Separate Lines of Business Fillable Yes
Form 5329 Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and other Tax-Favored Accounts Fillable Yes
Form 5330 Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans Standard Yes
2003 Form 5498 IRA Contribution Information Standard Yes
Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan Standard Yes

Schedule A

Insurance Information

Standard

No

Schedule B Actuarial Information Standard Yes
Schedule C Service Provider Information Standard No
Schedule D DFE/Participant Plan Information Standard No
Schedule E ESOP Annual Information Standard No
Schedule G Financial Transaction Schedules Standard No
Schedule H Financial Information Standard No
Schedule I Financial Information - Small Plan Standard No
Schedule P Annual Return of Fiduciary of Employee Benefit Trust Standard No
Schedule R Retirement Plan Information Standard No
Schedule T Qualified Pension Plan Coverage Information Standard No
Schedule SSA Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits Standard No
Form 5500-EZ Annual Return of One-Participant (Owners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan Standard Yes
Form 5558 Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns Fillable No
Form 6088 Distributable Benefit from Employee Pension Benefit Plans Fillable No
Form 6406 Short Form Application for Determination for Minor Amendment of Employee Benefit Plan Fillable Yes
Form 8717 User Fee for Employee Plan Determination Letter Request Fillable No
Form 8880 Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions Fillable No
Form 8881 Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs Fillable No

Publications

Name

Title

Version

Instructions Available?

Publication 535 Business Expenses English N/A
Publication 560 Retirement Plans for Small Business (SEP, SIMPLE and Qualified Plans) English N/A
Publication 571 Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans (403(b) Plans) for Employees of Public Schools and Certain Tax-Exempt Organizations English N/A
Publication 575 Pension and Annuity Income English N/A
Publication 590 Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) English N/A
Publication 794 Favorable Determination Letter English N/A
Publication 939 General Rule for Pensions and Annuities English N/A
Publication 963 Federal-State Reference Guide (Social Security Coverage and FICA Reporting by State and Local Government Employers) English N/A
Publication 3998 Choosing A Retirement Solution for Your Small Business English N/A
Publication 4118 Lots of Benefits - Retirement Plans Life Cycle English N/A
Publication 4222 401(k) Plans for Small Businesses English N/A
Publication 4224 Retirement Plan Correction Programs English N/A
Publication 4284 SIMPLE IRA Plan Checklist English N/A
Publication 4285 SEP Checklist English N/A
Publication 4286 SARSEP Checklist English N/A

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