Final 5500 - extension?

[doombuggy]

I have a plan that disbursed the last of their assets in March of this year. This means that the Final 5500 should be filed at the end of this month. The client did obtain signer credentials for EFAST2 for their 2009 filing. Datair had said that they were going to have their 2010 forms ready for their software update by october, but now they have changed their minds on me (shocker, I know). I wasn't sure if we could file a 5558 to extend the deadline of the 5500 for a final or not. My boss says no, but Datair says yes. Forgive me if i don't trust the software provider....

So can I file a 5558 for this client? I also have one due 11/30, but I hope that Datair will have their promise fulfilled by then. I leave for a two week trip to Europe on the 22nd of this month, so I was trying to get the 10/31 filing done before then. We aren't going the IFILE route BTW.

Thansk for your opinions...

[GMK]

Thansk for your opinions...

IMHO, this is a lovely time for a two week trip to Europe.

[PensionPro]

Datair 1, Boss 0

[bzorc]

Yes to filing an extension. Though I'm sad I don't get to go to Europe...

[doombuggy]

Datair 1, Boss 0

good one!

I'm going to wait to let the client know/send the 5558 until early next week, in case Datair comes thru on Monday.

although all my 5500s were completed as of last week, I sure am looking forward to some vacation time! I just hope the rain is kept to a minimum in England & France - been planning this trip for 2 years and am excited to go to Disneyland Paris for Halloween, as they do it up right!

[Bird]

I think there was a time when short years couldn't be extended. Can't find it in the instructions, even in some older forms booklets that I have laying around, so, if it was a rule, it's been quite a while.