Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans

August 20, 2021
15th September 2021
Required contribution to Money Purchase Pension Plans, Target Benefit Pension Plans, and Defined Benefit Plans.
Contribution deadline for deducting 2020 employer contributions for those sponsors who filed a tax extension for Partnership or S-Corporation returns for the March 15, 2021 deadline.
30th
Deadline for certification of the Annual Funding Target Attainment Percentage (AFTAP) for Defined Benefit Plans for the 2021 plan year.
15th October 2021
Extended due date for the filing of Form 5500 and Form 8955.
Due date for 2021 PBGC Comprehensive Premium Filing for Defined Benefit Plans.
Contribution deadline for deducting 2020 employer contributions for those sponsors who filed a tax extension for C-Corporation or Sole-Proprietor returns for the April 15, 2021 deadline.

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