Form 8955-SSA resources

Get a copy of the form and instructions

• Form 8955-SSA
• Form 8955-SSA Instructions PDF
• Get prior year forms and instructions

Request an extension of time to file

• Form 5558, Application for Extension of Time To File Certain Employee Plans Return PDF

Late filers and possible penalties

• Disregard the erroneous penalty letter received before September 1, 2023
• FAQs on late-filed Forms 8955-SSA
• Penalties related to the filing of Forms 8955-SSA

File my return electronically

• Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE)

  (FIRE Production System)

• Approved software vendors Form 8955-SSA
• Mandatory electronic filing for certain Form 8955-SSA and 5500-series returns

Mail my paper form

Send the completed Form 8955-SSA to:

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0024

Private delivery services should send Form 8955-SSA to:

Internal Revenue Service
1973 North Rulon White Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404

Get an answer to my question

• Frequently asked questions regarding Form 8955-SSA

  Including information for 403(b) plan sponsors and e-file providers

Read guidance about the form

• Announcement 2011-21, Replacement of Schedule SSA with Form 8955-SSA

I'm a software developer

• Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE)
• Publication 4810 PDF contains information required to file Form 8955–SSA through the IRS FIRE (Filing Information Returns Electronically) system.
• Form 8955-SSA 2-D Barcode Standards (01/02/2025) PDF