U.S. Labor Department extends annual reports deadline after severe storms and flooding hit Kansas

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Kansas City, Missouri — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced an extension of the deadline for filing Form 5500 and Form 5500 EZ annual report/returns due to damages from severe storms in Kansas.

President Bush has declared a major disaster for the state of Kansas due to the damage caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding. The extension applies to plan administrators, employers and other entities located in areas directly affected, as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The extension also applies to firms located outside the affected areas that are unable to obtain the necessary information from service providers, banks or insurance companies whose operations were directly affected by the storms.

Under this relief, Form 5500 series filings required to be filed between May 4 and July 5, 2007, are granted an extension until July 5. Plan filers entitled to an extension of relief should check Part I, Box D on the Form 5500 or Part I on Form 5500-EZ and attach a statement to the form in accordance with the instructions.

For more information about disaster relief, contact FEMA at 1.800.621.FEMA (3362) or 202.621.FEMA (3362), or the Internal Revenue Service at www.irs.gov. Filers who have additional questions may contact EBSA’s EFAST Help Line at 1.866.463.3278.

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