Federal · Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code

26 U.S.C. § 6047: Information relating to certain trusts and annuity plans

Civil

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Trustees, insurers, employers, and plan administrators must file returns, keep records, and provide information to the IRS regarding certain retirement plans and trusts as prescribed by regulations.

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The trustee of a trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) to which contributions have been paid under a plan on behalf of any owner-employee (as defined in section 401(c)(3)), and each insurance company or other person which is the issuer of a contract purchased by such a trust, or purchased under a plan described in section 403(a), contributions for which have been paid on behalf of any owner-employee, shall file such returns (in such form and at such times), keep such records, make such identification of contracts and funds (and accounts within such funds), and supply such information, as the Secretary shall by forms or regulations prescribe. to a trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a), or to an insurance company or other person under a plan described in section 403(a), To the extent provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the provisions of this section apply with respect to any payment described in section 219 and to transactions of any trust described in section 408(a) or under an individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b). the employer maintaining, or the plan administrator (within the meaning of section 414(g)) of, a plan from which designated distributions (as defined in section 3405(e)(1)) may be made, and any person issuing any contract under which designated distributions (as so defined) may be made, Such reports shall be in such form, made at such time, and contain such information as the Secretary may prescribe by forms or regulations. any employer maintaining, or the plan administrator (within the meaning of section 414(g)) of, an employee stock ownership plan which holds stock with respect to which section 404(k) applies to dividends paid on such stock, or both such employer or plan administrator, The Secretary shall require the plan administrator of each applicable retirement plan (as defined in section 402A) to make such returns and reports regarding designated Roth contributions (as defined in section 402A) to the Secretary, participants and beneficiaries of the plan, and such other persons as the Secretary may prescribe. This section shall not apply to any information which is required to be reported under section 6050Y. For provisions relating to penalties for failures to file returns and reports required under this section, see sections 6652(e), 6721, and 6722. For criminal penalty for furnishing fraudulent information, see section 7207. For provisions relating to penalty for failure to comply with the provisions of subsection (d), see section 6704. For provisions requiring reporting of information relating to certain life insurance contract transactions, see section 6050Y. reportable policy sales (as defined in section 6050Y(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)) after December 31, 2017 , and reportable death benefits (as defined in section 6050Y(d)(4) of such Code (as added by subsection (a)) paid after December 31, 2017 .”

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