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ERISA § 4065 (29 U.S.C. § 1365)

Annual report of plan administrator
USC 2024 ed., current through 2025-01-06 · current · last amended by Pub. L. 96-364
Amended effective Jan 6, 2017 by Pub. L. 96-364. See what changed
For each plan year for which section 1321 of this title applies to a plan, the plan administrator shall file with the corporation, on a form prescribed by the corporation, an annual report which identifies the plan and plan administrator and which includes—
(1) a copy of each notification required under section 1363 of this title with respect to such year,
(2) a statement disclosing whether any reportable event (described in section 1343(b) 1 of this title) occurred during the plan year except to the extent the corporation waives such requirement, and
(3) in the case of a multiemployer plan, information with respect to such plan which the corporation determines is necessary for the enforcement of subtitle E and requires by regulation, which may include—
(A) a statement certified by the plan's enrolled actuary of—
(i) the value of all vested benefits under the plan as of the end of the plan year, and
(ii) the value of the plan's assets as of the end of the plan year;
(B) a statement certified by the plan sponsor of each claim for outstanding withdrawal liability (within the meaning of section 1301(a)(12) of this title) and its value as of the end of that plan year and as of the end of the preceding plan year; and
(C) the number of employers having an obligation to contribute to the plan and the number of employers required to make withdrawal liability payments.
The report shall be filed within 6 months after the close of the plan year to which it relates. The corporation shall cooperate with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor in an endeavor to coordinate the timing and content, and possibly obtain the combination, of reports under this section with reports required to be made by plan administrators to such Secretaries.
Source credit, amendments & notes

(Pub. L. 93–406, title IV, §4065, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 1032; Pub. L. 96–364, title I, §106, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1266.)

Editorial Notes
References in Text

Section 1343(b) of this title, referred to in par. (2), was redesignated section 1343(c) of this title and a new section 1343(b) was added by Pub. L. 103–465, title VII, §771(b), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 5042.

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–364 inserted provisions in par. (2) respecting waiver by corporation and added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–364 effective Sept. 26, 1980, except as specifically provided, see section 1461(e) of this title.

ERISA § 4065 (29 U.S.C. § 1365) — Annual report of plan administrator · USC 2024 ed., current through 2025-01-06 · https://pensionresource.website/EAMain?content=EAMain.Law&id=usc29-1365 · printed Oct 16, 2026
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Also cited in 8 other documents
PBGC
Final Rules
  • 90 FR 39320 Aug 15, 2025 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements
  • 87 FR 40968 Jul 8, 2022 — Special Financial Assistance by PBGC
  • 86 FR 36598 Jul 12, 2021 — Special Financial Assistance by PBGC
Proposed Rules
  • 90 FR 6894Proposed Jan 21, 2025 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements Comments due Mar 24, 2025
  • 75 FR 48283Proposed Aug 10, 2010 — Liability for Termination of Single-Employer Plans; Treatment of Substantial Cessation of Operations Comments due Oct 12, 2010
Department of Labor (EBSA)
Proposed Rules
  • 86 FR 51488Proposed Sep 15, 2021 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports Comments due Nov 1, 2021
  • 81 FR 47534Proposed Jul 21, 2016 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports Comments due Oct 4, 2016
Final Rules
  • 76 FR 18649 Apr 5, 2011 — Technical Revisions to Actuarial Information on Form 5500 Annual Return/Report for Pension Plans Electing Funding Alternatives Under Pension Relief Act of 2010

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