Form 5500-SF Disclosure of Fees

[TPA Bob]

We are preparing a Form 5500-SF for a Plan that has its assets at Principal Investments. Principal has provided us with their version of Schedule A, C, D, and H. From this I was going to pull information for entering information Line 8f (Administrative Service Providers (salaries, fees, commissions) and Line 10e (Were any fees or commissions paid to any brokers......by an insurance carrier.......)

The only disclosure involving fees on the information supplied by Principal above was the commissions and referral fee paid the broker on Schedule A. Schedule C has no fees disclosed and Schedule H has no fees broken out in the expense section.

Assuming Principal provides some disclosure to the Plan Sponsor which may explain why Schedule C blank, I guess.

But why wouldn't the Plan be required to answer on Schedule H the fees paid to Principal and the broker?

Many thanks.