Jan. 7, 2002 – The IRS issues the Quality Assurance Bulletin on Interested Party Comments, FY-2002 No. 2. It clarifies the procedures the IRS will use when it receives comments from an interested party while processing a determination letter application.
Treas. Reg. 1.7476-1(b) generally defines an “interested party” as
- 1. All present employees of the employer who are eligible to participate in the plan; and
- 2. All other present employees of the employer whose principal place of employment is the same as the principal place of employment of any employee who is eligible to participate in the plan.
When an employer sponsoring a qualified plan files an application for a determination letter, part of that application must provide the IRS with satisfactory evidence that the employer has notified all interested parties that a determination letter application has been filed with the IRS and they have the right to comment on that application directly to the IRS or Dept. of Labor.
As part of this Quality Assurance Bulletin, the IRS provided copies of 4 letters which it sends to interested parties when they comment to the IRS about a plan.
