Retirement Plan Links
Here are some useful websites with Qualified Retirement Plan information:
Department Of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
Compliance information for employers and consumer information for employees
Internal Revenue Service Retirement Plans
Forms and publications, compliance assistance plus more
American Society Of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
The premier national organization for career retirement plan professionals. Source for resources and publications or for tracking legislative activity
Free access to pension and benefit data. Search free databases including 5500 filings
Information regarding the general ERISA bond requirement including a link to obtain the required bond.
Social Security Administration
Anything you ever wanted to know about SS benefits including calculators to estimate benefits
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Federal corporation that insures the benefits promised by defined benefit pension plans
Anything about benefits from message boards to industry help wanted ads
The PBGC’s website for electronic filing annual PBGC premium payment filings
For electronically filing IRS Form 5500
This is the EFAST location to search for a plan’s IRS Form 5500 filing by name, EIN, etc.
The IRS describes the different plans available and their associated characteristics.
Subscribe to the IRS’ periodic newsletter regarding retirement plan news.
