{"id":8122,"date":"2023-06-19T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T16:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/insight\/creating-an-efast2-user-account-for-form-5500-filing-signers\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T11:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T16:53:19","slug":"creating-an-efast2-user-account-for-form-5500-filing-signers","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/bbrowndev.com\/ca\/insight\/creating-an-efast2-user-account-for-form-5500-filing-signers\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating an EFAST2 User Account For Form 5500 Filing Signers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--wrap    \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--background-image hero--background-image-blur\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-background\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/bbrowndev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/christin-hume-mfB1B1s4sMc-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg) center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--inner width-100\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class='content-heading  100%  '>\n    <p class='text-white subheading'>Regulatory and Legislative Strategy Group<\/p>\n    <h1 class='text-white    '>\n      Creating an EFAST2 User Account For Form 5500 Filing Signers\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h1 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      Creating an EFAST2 User Account For Form 5500 Filing Signers\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>Beginning January 1, 2023, new Form 5500 filing signers must register through a Login.gov portal. This portal provides additional security and offers a single sign-on opportunity for various governmental functions, such as administering SBA loans, Homeland Security TSA travel programs and federal job applications.<\/p>\n<p>Existing users will be required to obtain new credentials but may use their existing User ID and PIN to transmit 5500s until September 1, 2023. After September 1, 2023, registration for a Login.gov account will be required for all Form 5500 signers.<\/p>\n<p>The plan sponsor\u2019s designated filing signer\u2019s EFAST2-created user IDs and 4-digit PINs are also entered when e-signing 5500s. 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