Report Specifications Sheet

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

FORM APPROVED
OMB NO. 3220-0008

CURRENT
REPORT SPECIFICATIONS SHEET

RETURN TO:
(Address on reverse side of reporting form)
U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
OFFICE OF PROGRAMS – P&S/CESC
844 NORTH RUSH STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60611-1275

1 CORPORATE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This form must be completed and submitted with reports of
information required by law under Section 9 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) for the purpose of paying
RRA and RUIA benefits. Do not complete this form if you are
using the Employer Reporting System (ERSNet) to submit
Forms BA-3, BA-4, BA-6a and BA-11.

3 DATE REPORT BEING SUBMITTED
5

4 EMPLOYER BA NUMBER

PERSON TO CONTACT REGARDING THIS REPORT

6 TITLE
2 OTHER EMPLOYER NAME, IF ANY

7 TELEPHONE NUMBER

8 FACSIMILE NUMBER

9 E-MAIL ADDRESS
I AM NOT SUBMITTING AN ANNUAL REPORT BECAUSE MY COMPANY HAS NO EMPLOYEES  (Go to Item 14)
I AM NOT SUBMITTING A GROSS EARNINGS REPORT BECAUSE MY COMPANY HAS NO EMPLOYEES WITH A SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER ENDING IN “30.”  (Go to Item 14)

10 TYPE OF REPORT (CHECK ONLY ONE)
ANNUAL REPORT (FORM BA-3); REPORT INCLUDES:
(Check ALL that apply)
Regular Compensation and Service
Sick Pay and Miscellaneous Compensation
Employee Addresses
ADJUSTMENT REPORT (FORM BA-4); REPORT INCLUDES:
(Check ALL that apply)
Regular Compensation and Service
Sick Pay and Miscellaneous Compensation

11 REPORT MEDIUM (CHECK ONLY ONE)
CD-ROM
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) INTERCHANGE
SECURE E-MAIL

NOTE: Report Record Lengths:
Form BA-3 = 300 Form BA-4 = 200
Form BA-6A = 180 Form BA-9 = 120
Form BA-11 = 120

SEPARATION ALLOWANCE/SEVERANCE PAY REPORT (FORM BA-9)
GROSS EARNINGS REPORT (FORM BA-11)

PAPER - Go to Item 13.

FORM BA-6 ADDRESS REPORT (FORM BA-6A)
THIS SECTION IS FOR RRB USE ONLY

DATE RECEIVED IN CESC:

12 IF YOUR COMPANY IS REPORTING FOR A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY(S), LIST ALL EMPLOYER NUMBERS. ATTACH A SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY.

13 REMARKS

14 I understand that civil and criminal penalties can be imposed against me for false or fraudulent statements or for withholding information
to misrepresent a fact material to determining a right to payment under the Railroad Retirement Act or the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the information which I have given is true, complete, and correct.
SIGNATURE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER

DATE

Form G-440 (09-18)

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RECAPITULATION SHEET
NOTE: If more than 15 pages per report, photocopy this page before using.
Recapitulation Sheet Instructions
Item 1. Check only one box per report.
Item 2. Report Page # - Enter the page number shown in Item 4 on Form BA-3 or Item 3 on Form BA-4 that you are recapping. NOTE: 15 pages from one report can be
recapped on a single Recapitulation Sheet.
Item 3. Report Record Count - Enter the total number of lines shown in Item 13 on Form BA-3 or Item 14 on Form BA-4 for each page you are recapping.
NOTE: For Items 4, 5, and 6, below, enclose negative amounts in parentheses, i.e., "(10,000.00)."
Item 4. Net Compensation Totals - Enter the totals shown in Item 14 on Form BA-3 or Item 15 on Form BA-4 for each page you are recapping.
Item 5. Recap Sheet Page Totals - Summarize the record counts from Item 3 and the compensation amounts from Item 4a-f of this sheet and enter the totals in the respective
columns.
Item 6. Recap Sheet Grand Totals - Single page recapitulation sheet - Enter the totals from Item 5, below.
Multi-page recapitulation sheet - Summarize Item 5 from each sheet and then enter sum total.
1. Check One:
2.
3.
REPORT
PAGE
#

Form BA-3, Annual Report of Creditable Compensation
4. NET COMPENSATION TOTALS
RUIA COMPENSATION
REPORT
b.
RECORD a.
QUALIFYING
MAXIMUM BENEFIT
COUNT
AMOUNT
AMOUNT

Form BA-4, Report of Creditable Compensation Adjustments
RRA COMPENSATION
c.

d.

TIER I

e.

TIER II

MISCELLANEOUS
COMPENSATION

f.

SICK PAY

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)

5. Recap Sheet
Page Totals

6. Recap Sheet
Grand Totals
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for reducing completion time, to ASSOCIATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR POLICY AND COMPLIANCE, RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, 844 N. RUSH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60611-1275.

Form G-440 (09-18)