# 2026-16397: IRS Begs for Feedback on Benefit Plan Form Agony

2026-16397, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request on the Burden Related to the Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service published 2026-08-12, effective Written comments should be received on or before October 13, 2026 to be assured of consideration.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16397
- As of: 2026-08-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16397
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request on the Burden Related to the Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service
- Citation: 91 FR 52110
- Published: 2026-08-12
- Effective: Written comments should be received on or before October 13, 2026 to be assured of consideration.
- Comments close: 2026-10-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-19

## In one line

IRS Begs for Feedback on Benefit Plan Form Agony

## Summary

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the IRS is inviting comments on the information collection request outlined in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Paperwork burden reduced for Form 5300: benefit, medium. If you are an eligible plan sponsor who files Form 5300, the IRS estimates the collection now involves 2,700 respondents spending about 31 hours and 57 minutes each, for a total annual burden of 86,265 hours. The notice reflects a revision that reduces the estimated total annual paperwork burden to…
- Form 5300 now used only in limited situations: benefit, medium. The IRS states that since Revenue Procedure 2016-37, individually designed plans generally no longer file on recurring remedial amendment cycles and determination letters are available only in limited circumstances, such as initial qualification, plan termination, certain merged plans, and other si…

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## Sources
- [2026-16397 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16397/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-on-the-burden-related-to-the-application)
- [2026-16397 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-12/pdf/2026-16397.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16397 (as of 2026-08-19).