Under the Department of Labor’s (DOL) electronic filing regulations, plan administrators are required to keep a paper copy of the filed Form 5500 report, including schedules and attachments, in the plan’s records. The DOL stated a paper copy of the electronic filing receipt is not adequate in satisfying this requirement. The paper copy in the records must be a complete copy that is manually signed and dated.
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