Form 8955-SSA Filing Extension

On June 21, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service, (IRS) announced that "the filing due date for the 2009 and 2010 Form 8955-SSA, Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits, will be extended in guidance to be released shortly."

 

The extended due date is "the later of (1) January 17, 2012 and (2) the due date that generally applies for filing the Form 8955-SSA for 2010. No Form 5558 extensions will be granted for the January 17, 2012 due date"

 

 

Click here for more information on the IRS's website on the filing extension for Form 8955-SSA.

 

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