Guest kelly9522 Posted May 14, 2003 Posted May 14, 2003 we just took over a plan. The past administrator did the 5500's on a cash basis. We usually do 5500's on an accural basis. Can we just switch the basis of the 5500 this year? Is there something we have to do to notify the IRS of the change?
Archimage Posted May 14, 2003 Posted May 14, 2003 I usually add a note to the bottom of sch I saying that I am changing from one basis to another. However, you should be aware that the IRS does want consistency from year to year so you might want to review the last few years' 5500s to see if a change in basis was made recently.
E as in ERISA Posted May 15, 2003 Posted May 15, 2003 You could report the prior year assets at cash basis, do a "cash to accrual" adjustment as on "other" item for the current period on the income statement, and report the ending assets on the accrual basis?
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