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When you did not file Form 5500-SF and if your retirement plan is a one-participant plan or a foreign plan that needs to file and yearly return then you can file and IRS Form 5500-EZ. It is titled as ‘Annual Return of One-Participant Retirement Plan’. The internal revenue service dispatches and records these forms. This form is important to inform the retirement status and get retirement benefits. To know more about your eligibility to file IRS Form 5500-EZ you can visit the IRS official website.
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The following step by step instruction given below will guide on how to complete the IRS Form 5500-EZ
Step 1:You can get the IRS Form 5500-EZ from the website of Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service or you can simply search for IRS Form 5500-EZ using any search engine.
Step 2: Download the form and open it using Wondershare PDFelement after setting it up.
Step 3: Begin with Part I. It is titled as ‘Annual Return Identification Information’. On this part first of all you have to mention the date of beginning and ending of the year. Select the appropriate choice and answer the question in A, B and C.
Step 4:Move on to Part II which is titled as ‘Basic Plan Information’. On line 1a, enter name of plan. On line 1b, enter three-digit plan number. For line 1c, enter the date when the plan first became effective. For line 2a, enter the employer’s name and address details. On line 2b, enter the Employer Identification Number (EIN). For line2c, enter the employer’s telephone number. Enter the Business code on line 2d. For line 3a, enter the plan administrator’s name and address details. Enter the administrator’s EIN on line 3b. On line 3c, enter the administrator’s telephone number.
On line 4a, enter the name of trust. Enter the Trust's EIN on line 4b. Enter the name of trustee or custodian on line 4c. For line 4d, enter the trustee or custodian's telephone number. Follow the instructions and complete the information required on line 5. Enter the total number of participants at the beginning of the plan year on line 6a (1). Enter the total number of active participants at the beginning of the plan year on line 6a (2). Enter the total number of participants at the end of the plan year on line 6b (1). Enter the total number of active participants at the end of the plan year on line 6b (2). For line 6c, enter the number of participants that terminated employment.
Step 5:Start filling Part III. On this part you have to enter the values in both beginning and ending of the year. Enter the value of total plan assets on line 7a. For line 7b, enter the total plan liabilities. Subtract line 7b from 7a to get net plan assets on line 7c. Enter the contributions received or receivable from employers on line 8a. For line 8b, enter the contributions received or receivable from participants. Enter the contributions received or receivable from others on line 8c. On Part IV, enter the applicable two-character feature codes given in the instructions.
Step 6:Go to Part V. It is titled as ‘Compliance and Funding Questions’. Answer to the question on line 10 and enter the amount. For line 11 and 11a, answer to the question and enter the amount. On line 12, answer to all the sub questions and enter the amounts alongside. For line 13 and its sub questions fill up the blank spaces with appropriate answers. Answer to the question on line 14 and enter the amount alongside. Similarly answer the questions and enter the amounts on line 15 and 16. At the end of the form you must provide your signature and date to make a declaration that all the information given are true, correct and complete. This is how you can fill up and IRS Form 5500-EZ
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