Labour market · 03/09/1997

Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports

This document contains a proposal by the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the Agencies) to streamline and simplify the annual return/report forms (the Form 5500 Series) filed for employee pension, welfare and fringe benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Dates, Written Comments and Public Hearing: The Agencies invite interested persons to submit written comments regarding the revised forms. Written comments (preferably 4 copies) should be submitted to: Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5669, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Proposed Forms Revisions. Written comments on the revised forms must be received by the Department of Labor on or before November 3, 1997, and should include a reference to the relevant form, question, and related instruction. A joint public hearing on the proposed revised forms will be held on November 17 and (if necessary) November 18, 1997, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium,