Use this checklist to ensure that you are submitting a complete Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) application. The applicant must sign and date the checklist and include it with the application. Indicate Yes, No or N/A next to each item. A No answer or the failure to include a completed checklist will delay review of the application until all required items are received.
1.
Have you reviewed the eligibility, definitions, transaction and correction, and documentation sections of the VFCP?
2.
Have you included the name, address and telephone number of a contact person familiar with the contents of the application?
3.
Have you provided the EIN, Plan Number, and address of the plan sponsor and plan administrator?
4.
Have you provided the date that the most recent Form 5500 was filed by the plan?
5.
Have you enclosed a signed and dated certification under penalty of perjury for each applicant and the applicants representative, if any?
6.
Have you enclosed relevant portions of the plan document and any other pertinent documents (such as the adoption agreement, trust agreement, or insurance contract) with the relevant sections identified?
7.
If applicable, have you provided written notification to EBSA of any current investigation or examination of the plan, or of the applicant or plan sponsor in connection with an act or transaction directly related to the plan by the PBGC, any state attorney general, or any state insurance commissioner?
8.
Where applicable, have you enclosed a copy of an appraisers report?
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Have you enclosed supporting documentation, including:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
10.
If you are an eligible applicant and wish to avail yourself of excise tax relief under the VFCP Class Exemption:
a.
b.
11.
In calculating Lost Earnings, have you elected to use:
a.
b.
12.
Where applicable, have you enclosed a description demonstrating proof of payment to participants and beneficiaries whose current location is known to the plan and/or applicant, and for individuals who need to be located, have you described how adequate funds have been segregated to pay missing individuals and commenced the process of locating the missing participants individuals using either the IRS and SSA locator services, or other comparable means?
13.
For purposes of the three transactions covered under Section 7.1 has the plan implemented measures to ensure that such transactions do not recur?
Name of Applicant
Signature of Applicant and Date Signed
Title/Relationship to the Plan
Name of Plan, EIN and Plan Number
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice - The information identified on this form is required for a valid application for the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program of the U.S. Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). You must complete this form and submit it as part of the application in order to receive the relief offered under the Program with respect to a breach of fiduciary responsibility under Part 4 of Title I of ERISA. EBSA will use this information to determine that you have satisfied the requirements of the Program. EBSA estimates that completing and submitting this form will require an average of 2 to 4 minutes. This collection of information is currently approved under OMB Control Number 1210-0118. You are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.