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 ERISA

Free access to pension and benefit data. Search free databases including 5500 filings

ERISA Fidelity Bond

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

BenefitsLink

Anything about benefits from message boards to industry help wanted ads

My PAA

The PBGC’s website for electronic filing annual PBGC premium payment filings

EFAST2

For electronically filing IRS Form 5500

IRS Form 5500 Search

This is the EFAST location to search for a plan’s IRS Form 5500 filing by name, EIN, etc.

Types of Retirement Plans

The IRS describes the different plans available and their associated characteristics.

Employee Plan News

Subscribe to the IRS’ periodic newsletter regarding retirement plan news.