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

2018—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–141 redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "section 408(f),".

1986—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "section 6652(e)" for "section 6652(f)".

1984—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–369 struck out par. (2) which included a tax imposed by section 409(c) within term "special IRP tax", and redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively.

1978—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–600 substituted "an individual retirement plan" for "an individual retirement account or annuity described in section 408".

Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 95–600 added subsecs. (d) and (e) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (f).

1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary".

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–514 applicable to returns the due date for which (determined without regard to extensions) is after Dec. 31, 1986, see section 1501(e) of Pub. L. 99–514, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6721 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 applicable to obligations issued after Dec. 31, 1983, see section 491(f)(1) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 62 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–600, title I, §157(k)(3), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2809, provided that: "The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1977. The amendment made by paragraph (2) [amending section 7701 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1974."

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 Pub. L. 93–406, set out as a note under section 6057 of this title.

Combined Annual Report for Group of Plans

Pub. L. 116–94, div. O, title II, §202(a)–(c), (e), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3162, 3163, provided that:

"(a) In General.—The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor shall, in cooperation, modify the returns required under section 6058 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the reports required by section 104 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024) so that 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.

"(b) Administrative Requirements.—In developing the consolidated return or report under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor may require such return or report to include any information regarding each plan in the group as such Secretaries determine is necessary or appropriate for the enforcement and administration of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] and shall require such information as will enable a participant in a plan to identify any aggregated return or report filed with respect to the plan.

"(c) Plans Described.—A group of plans is described in this subsection if all plans in the group—

"(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) Effective Date.—The modification required by subsection (a) shall be implemented not later than January 1, 2022, and shall apply to returns and reports for plan years beginning after December 31, 2021."

Reporting Simplification

Pub. L. 109–280, title XI, §1103, Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 1057, provided that:

"(a) Simplified Annual Filing Requirement for Owners and Their Spouses.—

"(1) In general.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall modify the requirements for filing annual returns with respect to one-participant retirement plans to ensure that such plans with assets of $250,000 or less as of the close of the plan year need not file a return for that year.

"(2) One-participant retirement plan defined.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 'one-participant retirement plan' means a retirement plan with respect to which the following requirements are met:

"(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) Other definitions.—Terms used in paragraph (2) which are also used in section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the respective meanings given such terms by such section.

"(4) Effective date.—The provisions of this subsection shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2007.

"(b) Simplified Annual Filing Requirement for Plans With Fewer Than 25 Participants.—In the case of plan years beginning after December 31, 2006, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor shall provide for the filing of a simplified annual return for any retirement plan which covers less than 25 participants on the first day of a plan year and which meets the requirements described in subparagraphs (B), (D), and (E) of subsection (a)(2)."