§6058. Information required in connection with certain plans of deferred compensation
(a) In general
Every employer who maintains a pension, annuity, stock bonus, profit-sharing, or other funded plan of deferred compensation described in part I of subchapter D of chapter 1, or the plan administrator (within the meaning of section 414(g)) of the plan, shall file an annual return stating such information as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe with respect to the qualification, financial conditions, and operations of the plan; except that, in the discretion of the Secretary, the employer may be relieved from stating in its return any information which is reported in other returns.
(b) Actuarial statement in case of mergers, etc.
Not less than 30 days before a merger, consolidation, or transfer of assets or liabilities of a plan described in subsection (a) to another plan, the plan administrator (within the meaning of section 414(g)) shall file an actuarial statement of valuation evidencing compliance with the requirements of section 401(a)(12).
(c) Employer
For purposes of this section, the term "employer" includes a person described in section 401(c)(4) and an individual who establishes an individual retirement plan.
(d) Coordination with income tax returns, etc.
An individual who establishes an individual retirement plan shall not be required to file a return under this section with respect to such plan for any taxable year for which there is-
(1) no special IRP tax, and
(2) no plan activity other than-
(A) the making of contributions (other than rollover contributions), and
(B) the making of distributions.
(e) Special IRP tax defined
For purposes of this section, the term "special IRP tax" means a tax imposed by-
(1) section 4973, or
(2) section 4974.
(f) 403(b) multiple employer plans treated as one plan
In the case of annuity contracts to which this section applies and to which section 403(b) applies by reason of the plan under which such contracts are purchased meeting the requirements of paragraph (15) thereof, such plan shall be treated as a single plan for purposes of this section.
(g) Cross references
For provisions relating to penalties for failure to file a return required by this section, see section 6652(e).
For coordination between the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor with respect to the information required under this section, see section 3004 of title III of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 3004 of title III of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (f), is classified to section 1204 of Title 29, Labor.
Amendments
2022-Subsecs. (f), (g).
2018-Subsec. (e).
1986-Subsec. (f).
1984-Subsec. (e).
1978-Subsec. (c).
Subsecs. (d) to (f).
1976-Subsec. (a).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 2, 1974, except that the requirements of subsec. (a) shall apply only with respect to plan years beginning after Sept. 2, 1974, see section 1034 of
Updated Forms
"(A) separate reporting of the aggregate amount of contributions received by the plan during the year under section 6433 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), and
"(B) similar reporting with respect to individual retirement accounts (as defined in section 408 of such Code) and individual retirement annuities (as defined in section 408(b) of such Code)."
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Combined Annual Report for Group of Plans
"(a)
"(1) all members of a group of plans described in subsection (c) may file a single aggregated annual return or report satisfying the requirements of both such sections; and
"(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).
"(b)
"(c)
"(1) are individual account plans or defined contribution plans (as defined in section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(34)) or in section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
"(2) have-
"(A) the same trustee (as described in section 403(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1103(a)));
"(B) the same one or more named fiduciaries (as described in section 402(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1102(a)));
"(C) the same administrator (as defined in section 3(16)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1002(16)(A))) and plan administrator (as defined in section 414(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and
"(D) plan years beginning on the same date; and
"(3) provide the same investments or investment options to participants and beneficiaries.
A plan not subject to title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] shall be treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (2) as part of a group of plans if the same person that performs each of the functions described in such paragraph, as applicable, for all other plans in such group performs each of such functions for such plan.
"(e)
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Reporting Simplification
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) on the first day of the plan year-
"(i) the plan covered only one individual (or the individual and the individual's spouse) and the individual owned 100 percent of the plan sponsor (whether or not incorporated), or
"(ii) the plan covered only one or more partners (or partners and their spouses) in the plan sponsor;
"(B) the plan meets the minimum coverage requirements of section 410(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without being combined with any other plan of the business that covers the employees of the business;
"(C) the plan does not provide benefits to anyone except the individual (and the individual's spouse) or the partners (and their spouses);
"(D) the plan does not cover a business that is a member of an affiliated service group, a controlled group of corporations, or a group of businesses under common control; and
"(E) the plan does not cover a business that uses the services of leased employees (within the meaning of section 414(n) of such Code).
For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'partner' includes a 2-percent shareholder (as defined in section 1372(b) of such Code) of an S corporation.
"(3)
"(4)
"(b)