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What's Important to Know about the 5500 Form?
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- ERISA, DOL, and IRS regulations make compliance complicated for any business. We ensure you meet all requirements and deadlines while saving you stress, time, and money.
- ERISA further requires employers with 100 or more participants to report certain information to the DOL annually on Form 5500.
- Form 5500 returns ask for information about the plan, including the plan name, plan year, plan sponsor, plan number, participants, insurance costs, and financial data. Late filing of form 5500 can result in fines as high as $1,100 per day.
- Only 2019 and 2020 Forms will be accepted by EFAST2: Effective January 1, 2021, the EFAST2 System will only accept 2019 and 2020 forms. Therefore, if an earlier plan year filing needs be submitted (for an amended filing or a first-time late filing) the prior to 2019 form needs to be prepared on the most current available form, which right now is a 2020 Form 5500.
- Information copies of the forms, schedules and instructions are available on the EBSA website.
What are the ERISA 5500 Fines & Penalties by the DOL and IRS 2021?
Violation Possible Fine Department
Failure to provide written requested ERISA plan documents, Summary Plan Descriptions, Summary of material modifications, etc. | $119 per day up to $594,129 |
DOL |
Late 5500 Report | $25 per day up to $15,000 – IRS $1,100 per day, no cap – DOL | IRS DOL |
Failure to File annual 5500 Report | $2,259 per day | DOL |
Failure to furnish statement of benefits or to maintain records |
$31 per employee |
DOL |
Failure to notify plan participants of benefit restrictions and/or limitations |
$1,788 per day |
DOL |
Failure to furnish automatic contribution arrangement notice |
$1,788 per day |
DOL |
Failure to furnish employee benefit plan documents to DOL upon request | $161 per day up to $1,613 per request |
DOL |
Failure to inform employees of Medicaid/CHIP coverage opportunities |
$120 per day per employee |
DOL |
GINA violation |
$120 per day per participant |
DOL |
Failure to provide Summary of Benefits Coverage (SBC) |
Up to $1,190 per failure |
DOL |
FMLA posting & notice violation | $176 for each offence | DOL |
Allowing premiums to be paid on a pre-tax basis for covered benefits without having either a Premium Only Plan (POP) document or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) document. | Penalty: Employer can lose the ability to allow premiums on a pre-tax basis. |
IRS |
HIPAA violations | $119 to $59,522 per violation up to $1,785,651. |
DOL or HHS |
MEWA – failure or refusal to file a complete or accurate Form M-1 |
$1,644 a day |
DOL |
Other – This is only a partial list of possible fines and penalties |
Each of the enforcing organizations, DOL, IRS and HHS, have increased the number of auditors and enforcers. Audits have increased across the county.
We recommend you take steps now to be fully compliant to avoid fines and penalties. See instructions on how to file the 5500 Form.
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