austin3515 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Client got this email and wanted to know if it was legit. Have others seen this? You get an email from some account with hyperlinks and obvioulsy people are concerned it is a phishing campaign (ALL links were deleted before I pasted this in). Curious to know if anyone else has heard of these going out. This will ruin 2023 for us unfortunately. IT was awful the first time. The 2nd time should be no different. The email is as follows: EBSA is modernizing the EFAST2 website authentication process. The existing EFAST2-issued User ID and password log-in process is being phased out and will be replaced by the unified single sign-on solution for U.S. government websites. enables users to securely log in to many government agencies’ services with a single username and password. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, all new EFAST2 website accounts will be created using the process. Existing filers may use their EFAST2-issued User ID and password to log in to the EFAST2 website until Sept. 1, 2023. This eight-month grace period provides a gradual transition for filers. However, existing filers may change to a account as early as Jan. 1, 2023. Logging into the EFAST2 website is required to obtain new electronic signature credentials for the Form 5500 Series. It is also required to file the Form PR or to use IFILE, the government’s Form 5500 Series filing application. Logging into the EFAST2 website is generally not necessary for existing Form 5500 Series filers using Thank you, The U.S. Department of Labor Austin Powers, CPA, QPA, ERPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou S. Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Sounds like it might be legit if it is about Login.gov which seems to be a thing that US government agencies are using. I had to set mine up for PBGC last year but I'm pretty sure it ties into multiple government logins. That said I have not seen this particular email and can't confirm it's not a scam. As always if you're concerned and it is something you do use, I'd suggest not following the links but go directly to the website URL in question that you know is legit to verify. Luke Bailey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gulia Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 If the email is from EBSA, it might be a little disappointing that a government agency is unaware that most of us have been taught not to respond or react in any way to an email not preceded by a known course of dealing or that otherwise leaves a doubt about its authenticity. CuseFan and austin3515 2 Peter Gulia PC Fiduciary Guidance Counsel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 215-732-1552 Peter@FiduciaryGuidanceCounsel.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chc93 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Never heard of this yet. I just went to the efast.dol.gov website, and didn't see any indication of this change to the log-in process. If they already have links in an email, I would think the website will at least have information of the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Presson Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Our efast people got this today. I think it's legit but current people don't have to do anything for several months, so I'm waiting. Luke Bailey 1 William C. Presson, ERPA, QPA, QKA bill.presson@gmail.com C 205.994.4070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin3515 Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Peter Gulia said: If the email is from EBSA, it might be a little disappointing that a government agency is unaware that most of us have been taught not to respond or react in any way to an email not preceded by a known course of dealing or that otherwise leaves a doubt about its authenticity. Amen Peter. Sometimes the disconnection with the world is unbelievable. Such a good example of that. Another is when they think it's feasible to have additional catch-up contributions at age 60, 61, 62 and 63. And login.gov were the links that I deleted (at least that is the text I didn't exam the link). Bill Presson 1 Austin Powers, CPA, QPA, ERPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBeGolfing Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It is a legit email, I called and confirmed it with a rep at EFAST. And we just had our mandatory cyber security training.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 My wife got that email as well, since I actually prep her 5500 on the iFile site every year for her to sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. B. Zeller Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It's legit - it was announced a couple of weeks ago. https://www.asppa.org/news/dol-modernizing-efast-authentication The plan is apparently to stop allowing old EFAST login credentials by September 1, 2023 and only allow login.gov after that point. We'll see how that works out. As Lou pointed out, MyPAA (for PBGC filings) made the same change earlier this year, but they had the foresight to make it required and only stop supporting the old logins only after the normal due date for calendar-year filers. Luke Bailey 1 Free advice is worth what you paid for it. Do not rely on the information provided in this post for any purpose, including (but not limited to): tax planning, compliance with ERISA or the IRC, investing or other forms of fortune-telling, bird identification, relationship advice, or spiritual guidance. Corey B. Zeller, MSEA, CPC, QPA, QKA Preferred Pension Planning Corp.corey@pppc.co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmacduff Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Anyone know if login.gov is the same as the irs.gov "ID me"? I had to get the "ID me" credentials in order to electronically file the 8955-SSA forms with our existing TOC code. Still haven't completed the process though to actually be able to file the 8955-SSA forms because the site requires two people to be listed and the other person in the office hasn't yet completed the process to be able to log in. It was a bit of a hassle and I'm hoping I don't have to do another for the login.gov for the EBSA..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now