The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced that additional time has been granted, to February 28, 2006, for filing Form 5500 and Form 5500 EZ annual report/returns for employee benefit plans affected by Hurricane Wilma.

The extension applies to

• plan administrators, employers and other entities located in the 20 Florida counties directly affected, and
  
  
• 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 individual or public assistance, this relief will also apply to them.

Under this relief, Form 5500 series filings required to be submitted between October 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 3 November 2005

Further information:
U.S. Labor Department Extends Annual Reports Deadline After Hurricane Wilma Hits Florida

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