§1027 — Title 29 Labor | U.S. Code

Summary

People who must file reports or certify information under this subchapter, including the documents in subparagraphs (E)–(I) of section 1021(k), must keep a copy and the supporting records (vouchers, worksheets, receipts, and any applicable resolutions). The records must let the reports be checked and must be available for review for six years after filing, or six years after they would have been filed if the filer is exempt or under the simplified reporting rules in section 1024(a)(2) or (3).

Title 29, §1027

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Every person subject to a requirement to file any report (including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 1021(k) of this title) or to certify any information therefor under this subchapter or who would be subject to such a requirement but for an exemption or simplified reporting requirement under section 1024(a)(2) or (3) of this title shall maintain a copy of such report and records on the matters of which disclosure is required which will provide in sufficient detail the necessary basic information and data from which the documents thus required may be verified, explained, or clarified, and checked for accuracy and completeness, and shall include vouchers, worksheets, receipts, and applicable resolutions, and shall keep such records available for examination for a period of not less than six years after the filing date of the documents based on the information which they contain, or six years after the date on which such documents would have been filed but for an exemption or simplified reporting requirement under section 1024(a)(2) or (3) of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–235 inserted “(including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 1021(k) of this title)” after “file any report” and “a copy of such report and” after “shall maintain”. 1997—Pub. L. 105–34 struck out “description or” after “requirement to file any”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2014 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 113–235 applicable with respect to plan years beginning after Dec. 31, 2014, see section 111(e) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note under section 1021 of this title.

§1027 Retention of Records