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1) Employer has <100 employees Companies that are <100 employees are Not required to file a form 5500. A quick check on the company’s LinkedIn page will give a good signal on whether the company has <100 employees. 2) Employer has a Legal Name that’s different from their DBA Name Employers are required to use their Legal Name (not their ‘DBA Name’ when filling out the Form 5500). A quick google search should be able to give you the Legal Name of the Employer you have in mind. For example: a google search for “Masterclass Class Legal Name” gives me back “Yanka Industries, Inc.”, which is searchable in BenefitFlow. 3) Employer is not HQ’ed in the U.S. Only Companies that are HQ’ed in the U.S. are required to file a Form 5500. 4) Employer is a government or church organization These employers are exempt from having to file a Form 5500. 5) If none of the above… the Employer might not be compliant It’s the exception to the norm, but some employers may have just recently ‘crested’ the 100 employee mark and they have yet to comply with this new reporting requirement.
Last modified on February 12, 2026