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Release Date: February 27, 2006
Release Number: 06-351-NAT
Contact Name: David James/Gloria Della
Phone Number: 202.693.4676/202.693.8664
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is again extending the
deadline for filing the Form 5500 series annual returns/reports to Aug.
28, 2006. This additional reporting relief is being granted to filers in
31 parishes in Louisiana, 46 counties in Mississippi and 11 counties in
Alabama.
On September 28, 2005, the agency announced an
extended deadline of February 28, 2006, for those Form 5500 series
filers affected by Hurricane Katrina. After closely monitoring the
effects of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf region and, due to widespread
devastation from the hurricane and subsequent flooding, EBSA, the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation have determined that filers in certain parishes and counties
require additional time to prepare and file complete and accurate Form
5500 reports.
The new extension for reporting applies to plan
administrators, employers and other entities affected by Hurricane
Katrina and located in one or more parishes or counties listed in the
IRS’s notice IR-2006-30 dated February 17, 2006. The extension also
applies to firms located outside the affected areas who are unable to
obtain the necessary information from service providers, banks or
insurance companies whose operations were located in the areas listed in
IR-2006-30 and affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Form 5500 filers using this extension should check
Form 5500, Part I, box D and attach a statement labeled “Form 5500,
Box D – Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Extension.” Similarly,
Form 5500 EZ filers should check Form 5500 EZ, Part I, box B, and attach
a statement labeled “Form 5500 EZ, box B – Hurricane Katrina
Disaster Relief Extension.”
For more information about disaster relief, contact
the Federal Emergency Management Agency at 1.800.621.3362 or
202.621.FEMA, or the Internal Revenue Service at www.irs.gov under “Disaster
Area Tax Relief.” Filers who have additional questions may contact
EBSA’s EFAST Help Line at 1.866.463.3278.
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placing your request at 202.693.7765 or TTY 202.693.7755. The U.S.
Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and
employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply
with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit the
Department's Compliance
Assistance page.
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