Federal Appendix C Part I Model VCP Submission Compliance Statement

Appendix C Part I Model VCP Submission Compliance Statement
Form 14568 (Rev. 7-2023)
Form

14568

(July 2023)

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

Model VCP Compliance Statement

OMB Number
1545-1673

Include the plan name, Applicant’s EIN, and plan number on each page of the compliance statement, including attachments

Section I - Identifying Information
1. Applicant’s name

2. Applicant’s EIN (do not use SSN)

3. Plan number

4. Plan name

Section II - Applicant’s Description of Failures
Attach additional pages, as needed. Label the attachment “Section II. Applicant’s Description of Failures.” List and
number each failure separately. Be sure to include the plan name, Applicant’s EIN, and plan number on each page of the
attachment. If using the Form 14568 Schedules, specify the Schedules that are included and attach them to this
compliance statement

Section III - Applicant’s Description of the Proposed Method of Correction
Attach additional pages, as needed. Label the attachment “Section III. Applicant’s Description of the Proposed
Method of Correction.” Describe the correction method for each failure listed in Section II. Be sure to include the plan
name, Applicant’s EIN, and plan number on each page of the attachment. If using the Form 14568, Schedules, specify the
Schedules that are included and attach them to this compliance statement

Section IV - Applicant’s Proposed Procedures to Locate and Notify Former Employees or Beneficiaries
Attach additional pages, as needed. Label the attachment “Section IV. Applicant’s Proposed Procedures to Locate
and Notify Former Employees or Beneficiaries.” Describe the methods that will be used to locate and notify former
employees and beneficiaries or provide an affirmative statement that no former employees or beneficiaries were affected
by each failure listed in Section II or will be affected by the correction methods described in Section III. Be sure to include
the plan name, Applicant’s EIN, and plan number on each page of the attachment

Section V - Applicant’s Proposed Revision to Administrative Procedures
Attach additional pages, as needed. Label the attachment “Section V. Applicant’s Proposed Revision to
Administrative Procedures.” Include an explanation of how and why the failures arose and a description of the
measures implemented (or that will be implemented) to ensure that the same failures won’t recur. Be sure to include the
plan name, Applicant’s EIN, and plan number on each page of the attachment. If using the Form 14568 Schedules,
specify the Schedules that are included and attach them to this compliance statement

Section VI - Requests Related to Excise Taxes, Additional Tax and Tax Reporting
The Applicant requests that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) not pursue the following taxes under the Internal
Revenue Code (IRC) (attach supporting rationale)
Excise tax under IRC Section 4972 with respect to failures number
Excise tax under IRC Section 4973 with respect to failures number
Excise tax under IRC Section 4974 with respect to failures number
Excise tax under IRC Section 4979 with respect to failures number
Imposition of additional tax under IRC Section 72(t) with respect to failures number
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Applicant’s EIN (do not use SSN)

Plan number

Plan name

The Applicant requests that the IRS grant the following for plan loan failures that did not comply with IRC
Section 72(p)
With respect to all loans described in this compliance statement, that a deemed distribution corrected pursuant
to this VCP submission is not required to be reported on Form 1099-R and that repayments made by the
correction not result in the affected participant having additional basis in the plan for purposes of determining the
tax treatment of subsequent distributions from the plan
With respect to all loans described in this compliance statement, that a deemed distribution be reported on Form
1099-R with respect to affected participants for the year of correction instead of the year of the failure
For one or more plan loans described in this compliance statement, that it be permitted to report the loans as
deemed distributions in the year of correction instead of the year of the failure. For other affected plan loans, the
plan sponsor requests relief from reporting them as deemed distributions. Attach additional narrative details that
explain why the relief should be granted and which specific loans will be receiving what type of special relief

Section VII - Enforcement Resolution (to be completed by IRS only)
The Applicant and plan sponsor will neither attempt to nor otherwise amortize, deduct, or recover from the IRS any portion
of the paid user fee associated with this submission nor receive any federal tax benefit on account of payment of the fee.
The IRS will not pursue revocation of the tax-favored status of the plan under IRC Section 401(a), 403(b), 408(k) or 408(p)
on account of the failures described in this compliance statement. This compliance statement considers only the
acceptability of the correction methods including the revisions of administrative procedures described in the compliance
statement and does not express an opinion as to the accuracy or acceptability of any calculations or other materials
included with or provided at any time during the processing of the VCP submission. The reliance provided by this
compliance statement is limited to the specific failures and years specified and does not provide reliance for any other
failure or year. In no event may this compliance statement be relied on for the purposes of concluding that the plan or plan
sponsor was not a party to an abusive tax avoidance transaction. This compliance statement should not be construed as
affecting the rights of any party under any other law, including Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.
This compliance statement expresses no opinion as to whether the plan otherwise satisfies the requirements of the IRC
and is not a letter ruling or a determination letter within the meaning of Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2023-1 (updated
annually) and Rev. Proc. 2023-4 (updated annually).
This compliance statement is conditioned on (1) there being no misstatement or omission of material facts in connection
with the submission and (2) the completion of all corrections described in this compliance statement within 150 days of the
date of this compliance statement. For governmental plans within the meaning of IRC Section 414(d), corrective plan
amendments required by this compliance statement that fix the operational failures or employer eligibility failure described
in this compliance statement, must be adopted by the later of 150 days after the date of this compliance statement or the
close of the first regular legislative session of the legislative body with the authority to amend the plan that begins on or
after 91 days after the date of this compliance statement.
The IRS will treat the failure to adopt interim amendments, as described in this compliance statement as if they had
been adopted timely for the purpose of making available the extended remedial amendment period set forth in Rev.
Proc. 2007-44 and beginning on January 1, 2017, Rev. Proc. 2016-37, or its successors. However, this compliance
statement does not constitute a determination as to whether the plan amendments, as drafted, comply with the
applicable changes in qualification requirements
The IRS will treat the failure to timely adopt a written plan, as required under the IRC Section 403(b), Final Treasury
Regulations under IRC Section 403(b) and Notice 2009-3, as if it had been adopted timely for the purposes of
making available the extended remedial amendment period set forth in Announcement 2009-89, Rev. Proc. 2013-22,
Rev. Proc. 2017-18, Rev. Proc. 2019-39, Notice 2020-35, Rev. Proc. 2021-37, Rev. Proc. 2022-40, and any future
superseding guidance. However, this compliance statement doesn’t constitute a determination as to whether the
written plan, as drafted, complies with the applicable requirements associated with IRC Section 403(b) and the Final
Treasury Regulations under IRC Section 403(b)
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Applicant’s EIN (do not use SSN)

Plan number

Plan name

With regard to failure number
(provided that no modification has been made to either the plan document or
adoption agreement of the plan that would otherwise cause the employer to lose reliance on the plan’s opinion or
advisory letter), the corrective amendment will not cause the plan to lose its status as a pre-approved IRC Section
401(a) or pre-approved IRC Section 403(b) plan and (provided that no modification has been made that would
otherwise affect the employer’s eligibility for the six-year remedial amendment cycle) the employer will be allowed to
remain within the six-year remedial amendment cycle described in Rev. Proc. 2016-37 (and any future superseding
guidance) for IRC Section 401(a) plans or Rev. Proc. 2013-22 and Rev. Proc. 2021-37 (and any future superseding
guidance) for IRC Section 403(b) plans on a continuing basis until the expiration of the next six-year remedial
amendment cycle as provided in Section 16.01 of Rev. Proc. 2016-37 or Section 10 of Rev. Proc. 2019-39 (and any
future superseding guidance)
The IRS will not pursue the following on account of the qualification failures described in this submission:
Excise tax under IRC Section 4972
Excise tax under IRC Section 4973
Excise tax under IRC Section 4974
Excise tax under IRC Section 4979
With respect to the overpayment failures described in this compliance statement that were corrected by
removing improper distributions from the IRAs of the affected participants and returning those distributions to the
plan, the 10% additional tax under IRC Section 72(t)
With respect to the loan failures described in this compliance statement:
For all loans that are corrected by a corrective repayment to the plan or reamortization as described in this
compliance statement. The IRS will not require deemed distributions under IRC Section 72(p) to be reported on
Form 1099-R with respect to the participants affected by the failures, and repayments made pursuant to the
correction of the loans will not result in an affected participant having additional basis in the plan for the purpose
of determining the tax treatment of subsequent distributions from the plan to the participants
For all loans that will be reported as deemed distributions. The IRS will require deemed distributions under IRC
Section 72(p) to be reported on Form 1099-R with respect to the participants affected by the failures. However,
the plan will be permitted to report deemed distributions on Form 1099-R in the year of correction, instead of the
year of the failure
If the requested relief is not applied consistently to all loans. For loans where relief from issuing Form 1099-R is
applicable, all repayments made pursuant to the correction of the loans will not result in an affected participant
having additional basis in the plan for the purpose of determining the tax treatment of subsequent distributions
from the plan to the participants. For all other loans (or situations where affected participants do not choose to or
may not qualify for Form 1099-R relief), the IRS will require deemed distributions under IRC Section 72(p) to be
reported on Form 1099-R with respect to the participants affected by the failures. However, the plan will be
permitted to report the deemed distributions on Form 1099-R in the year of correction, instead of the year of the
failure

Approved:

Manager, Employee Plans Voluntary Compliance
Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division

Date
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