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Compliance May 7, 2013
IRS Offers Tips for Avoiding VCP Delays
May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has listed tips to avoid processing delays with plan sponsors’ Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) submissions.
Reported by
Rebecca Moore
Tips include including the required compliance fee with the submission, identifying late interim amendment failures and making sure the right person signs forms.
Following the announcement of its updated Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) in January, the agency released updated VCP forms (see “IRS Voluntary Correction Program Forms Available”).
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