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Online Premium Filing with My PAA

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What's New in My PAA

New Users

What is Online Premium Filing (My PAA)?
How to Get Started
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All Users

Comparison Chart of Premium E-Filing Options [PDF]
Premium E-Filing Options
Premium Payment Options
Paper Check Voucher (for printing) [PDF]
Online Demonstrations (how to e-file)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Tips
Compatible Private-Sector Software Information
My PAA Detailed Users Manual (605 KB [PDF])

What's New in My PAA (01/2013)

• Premium filings for plan year 2013 may be prepared and submitted via My PAA.
• For plan years beginning in 2013, the per-participant flat-rate premium is $42.00 for single-employer plans and $12.00 for multiemployer plans.
• The 2013 premium filings include new and changed data elements, e.g., additional plan contact information and a new cap on the variable-rate premium. The 2013 Premium Payment Instructions include a summary of What's New (on page 2) and the updated illustrative forms (on pages 18 to 23).

Ongoing Reminders:

• To sign up for "What's New" alerts, visit the What's New for Practitioners page.
• To sign up for monthly Filing Reminders, visit the Practitioner Filing Reminders page.

What is Online Premium Filing (My PAA)?

My Plan Administration Account (My PAA) is a secure Web-based application that enables pension plan professionals to electronically submit premium filings and payments to PBGC in accordance with PBGC's regulations, which require that:

• Large plans (those with 500 or more participants for the prior year) e-file starting July 1, 2006, for plan years beginning on or after 1/1/2006.
• All plans e-file for plan years beginning on or after 1/1/2007.

PBGC's mandatory e-filing requirements apply to all types of filings, including both original and amended filings. Using My PAA to electronically submit your premium filings:

• Streamlines the premium filing process for users.
• Helps users prepare, and PBGC process, premium filings faster and more accurately.
• Provides immediate confirmation of date and time that PBGC received your filing.
• Helps PBGC provide more accurate and timely invoices.
• Speeds up refund processing.
• Offers filing options that enable filers to view premium data submitted.
• Enables on-line access to plan premium filing account histories.

How to Get Started

1. Create a My PAA account
   
   Each person who will take part in the e-filing process must first register for a My PAA account. Each person only registers once because the user ID, password and secret question/answer that are set up during registration are used for all plans, premium filings, e-filing options, and My PAA tasks.
   Review the create an account demonstration
2. Identify the plan's "filing coordinator"
   
   The filing coordinator is the person who typically ensures that the plan's premium filings are submitted on time and has the responsibility to perform My PAA administrative tasks for the plan. The responsible parties for the plan (e.g., the plan administrator, plan sponsor, enrolled actuary) should work together to determine who will be the plan's filing coordinator. Anyone can be the filing coordinator (e.g., the plan administrator's representative, actuary, consultant, etc.) as long as there is agreement among the plan or sponsor and the people involved.
3. Determine which e-filing option and payment method to use
   
   The plan's administrator/sponsor (with assistance from the filing coordinator and support staff) determines the e-filing option to use from among the three options outlined below. You may find it helpful to review the Comparison Chart of Premium E-Filing Options and the Overview of E-Filing Process documents when determining the best option for your needs.
   
   

Filing option 1 - Create and submit filings via My PAA's Data Entry and Editing Screens only for plans reflected in your account.

• Each person who will prepare, edit or sign a filing must have a My PAA account.
• Each filing is created separately in My PAA and submitted individually to PBGC.
• Payment may be made within My PAA or outside My PAA.
  More about filing option 1

Filing option 2 - Import filings created with compatible private-sector software and submit them via My PAA only for plans reflected in your account.

• Each person who will prepare, edit or sign a filing must have a My PAA account.
• More than one filing can be imported at a time.
• Each imported filing is submitted individually to PBGC.
• Payment may be made within My PAA or outside My PAA.
  More about filing option 2

Filing option 3 - Upload and submit filings created with compatible private-sector software for any plan if at least one plan is in the uploader's account (even for plans not reflected in the person's account).

• Only the person performing the upload is required to have a My PAA account.
• More than one filing can be uploaded and submitted at the same time.
• Filings must be certified (typically done on a paper version of the filing) and certifications must be retained in plan files.
• For uploads which contain a single filing, payments may be made within My PAA or outside My PAA.
• For uploads which contain more than one filing, payments must be made outside of My PAA.
  More about filing option 3

4. Add a plan (filing coordinators only)
   
   The filing coordinator adds at least one plan to his/her My PAA account using information from the plan's last premium filing for the most current plan year. For example, one of the entries required is the net premium due after credits are taken ($0 or greater).
   
   Review the add a plan demonstration
5. Set up filing team (filing coordinators only)
   
   The filing coordinator sets up the e-filing team for the plan (if applicable) by inviting other practitioners who will be involved with the e-filing process (e.g., who will contribute to the e-filing) and assigning them appropriate permissions.
   
   Review the Invite practitioner demonstration
6. Prepare/submit premium filing(s)
   
   The appropriate filing team member begins the e-filing process using the desired filing option. The remaining steps in the filing process are dependent upon the option selected and the make up of the filing team.

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