IRS NOTICE REFERENCE
Understanding Your CP216F Notice
We approved your request for an extension to file your Form 5500 series and/or Form 8955-SSA, Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits .
General information only. Not legal or tax advice.
Notice details
- Notice code
- CP216F
- Category
- Account and informational
- Severity tier
- Tier 1 — Routine. Informational or administrative notice; no response typically required.
- Source
- IRS.gov — Understanding Your IRS Notice
What this notice is
We approved your request for an extension to file your Form 5500 series and/or Form 8955-SSA, Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits .
Source: IRS.gov. Reproduced for reference. General information — not legal or tax advice.
What the IRS says to do
Keep this notice for your records. File your required form by your new due date shown on the notice.
This is the IRS’s own guidance reproduced from the IRS notice page. It describes the IRS’s process — it is not legal or tax advice from TaxRiskOS.
Official IRS reference
Read the official notice page on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-cp216f-notice
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