Instructions for Form 5500 - Notices
This is archived information that pertains only to the 2006 Tax Year. If you
are looking for information for the current tax year, go to the Tax Prep Help Area.
OMB Control Numbers
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Agency
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OMB Number
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Agency
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OMB Number
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Employee Benefits Security Administration
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1210-0110
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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1212-0057
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1210-0089
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Social Security Administration
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0960-0606
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Internal Revenue Service
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1545-1610
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| Paperwork Reduction Act Notice |
We ask for the information on this form to carry out the law as specified in ERISA and Code sections 6047(e), 6057(b), and
6058(a). You are
required to give us the information. We need it to determine whether the plan is operating according to the law.
You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless
the form displays a valid
OMB control number. Books and records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents may
become material in the
administration of the Internal Revenue Code or are required to be maintained pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA. Generally,
the Form 5500
return/reports are open to public inspection. However, Schedules E and SSA (Form 5500) are confidential, as required by Code
section 6103.
The time needed to complete and file the forms listed below reflects the combined requirements of the Internal Revenue Service,
Department of
Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and the Social Security Administration. These times will vary depending on individual
circumstances. The
estimated average times are:
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Pension Plans
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Welfare Plans
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Large
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Small
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Large
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Small
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Form 5500
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1 hr., 42 min.
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1 hr., 5 min.
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1 hr., 36 min.
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1 hr., 4 min.
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Schedule A
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1 hr., 41 min.
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53 min.
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8 hr., 10 min.
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2 hr., 11 min.
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Schedule B
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6 hr., 41 min.
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31 min.
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Schedule C
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1 hr., 17 min.
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52 min.
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Schedule D
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10 hr.
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10 hr.
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Schedule E
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3 hr., 18 min.
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3 hr., 18 min.
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Schedule G
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11 hr., 58 min.
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6 hr., 28 min.
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Schedule H
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7 hr., 56 min.
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3 hr., 22 min.
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Schedule I
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1 hr., 28 min.
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1 hr., 28 min.
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Schedule R
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1 hr., 5 min.
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32 min.
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Schedule SSA
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6 hr., 10 min.
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1 hr., 42 min.
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If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making these forms simpler, we would
be happy to hear
from you. You can write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution
Ave. NW, IR-6406,
Washington, DC 20224. Do not send any of these forms or schedules to this address. Instead, see Where To File on page 5.
