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Do not attach lists or include more than three plans on your Form 5558.

File Form 5558, Application for Extension of Time to File Certain Employee Plan Returns, to apply for a one-time extension of time to file several different employee plan returns.

If you received a CP notice about filing your Form 5500 series return or Form 5558, Application for Extension of Time To File Certain Employee Plan Returns, the following information will help you understand why you received the notice and how to respond.

Form 558 is used by certain filers of Forms 5500, 5500-EZ, or 5330 to apply for a one-time extension of time to file the returns. File this form to apply for a one-time extension of time to file the Form 5500 series, Form 8955-SSA, or Form 5330.

As noted in the 2023 Form 5500 instructions, a DCG reporting arrangement can file a single Form 5558 for an extension of time to file a Form 5500 that includes a list of the individual plans participating in the DCG reporting arrangement covered by the single Form 5558 request for an extension.

Filing tips, notices, updates of filing requirements, and other helpful material to assist you in preparing your Form 5500 (Form 5500-EZ).

Form 8955-SSA, Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits

Filings tips and updates, notices, and other helpful materials to assist you in preparing your Form 5330 returns.

We denied your request to extend the time to file Form 5330 because your Form 5558, Application for Extension of Time To File Certain Employee Plan Returns, wasn't signed or was signed by someone who wasn’t authorized.

We denied your request to extend the time to file Form 5330 because your Form 5558, Application for Extension of Time To File Certain Employee Plan Returns, didn’t state a reason why you need the extension.