The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced an extension of the deadline for filing Form 5500 and Form 5500-EZ annual report/returns for employee benefit plans due to property damage and destruction from Hurricane Rita in Louisiana and Texas.

Additionally, the filing deadline already announced for the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina has been extended to February 28, 2006.

President Bush has declared a major disaster in five parishes in Louisiana and nine counties in Texas due to the damage caused by Hurricane Rita. The extension applies to plan administrators, employers and other entities located in the areas directly affected, as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 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 directly affected by the hurricane.

If the President declares additional counties eligible for federal assistance, this extension will also apply to them.

Under this relief, Form 5500 series filings required to be filed between September 23, 2005, and February 28, 2006, are granted an extension until February 28, 2006. Plan filers entitled to an extension of relief should check Part I, Box D, on the Form 5500 or Part 1 on Form 5500-EZ and attach a statement to the form in accordance with the instructions.

...back to 29 September 2005

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U.S. Labor Department Extends Annual Reports Deadline After Hurricane Rita Hits Louisiana and Texas

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