Filing Deadlines, Department of Labor (DOL), Form 5500

Late 5500s: The Maddening Decision Not to Use the DFVCP

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 6/20/2025

There are few things more maddening, more viscerally frustrating, than watching a plan sponsor or service provider steer themselves into the abyss out of sheer pride or ignorance—or worse, some toxic blend of both. But in the...more

Participant notice relief from EBSA

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 5/18/2020

EBSA Notice 2020-01 issued by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) provides relief on deadlines for providing certain participant-level notices and disclosures and providing blackout notices, as required by...more

Correct the late deferral issue correctly

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 11/20/2019

Correcting your late deferrals by depositing them and making a contribution to make up for lost earnings in your 401(k) plan isn’t enough....more

House Bill Makes Significant Changes to Retirement Plans - Employee Benefits Alert

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/29/2019

Last week, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019” (H.R. 1994) by a vote of 417-3. The bill makes numerous changes affecting...more

Get that late 5500 Filed

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 2/20/2018

I used to have this recurring dream that I was back in college and it was my last semester. The dream was that there was this one class that I didn’t attend all semester and the finals were around the corner. Someone pointe...more

Form 5500 Deadline is Quickly Approaching

Snell & Wilmer on 10/12/2015

As a reminder, the annual Form 5500 deadline is quickly approaching. Calendar year employee benefit plans that applied for an extension must file Forms 5500 by Thursday, October 15, 2015. The Form 5500 Annual...more