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                                                                                                   Department of the Treasury
                                                                                                   Internal Revenue Service
Instructions for Form 5300

(Rev. June 2023)
Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan

Future Developments                        (DC) plan and the exempt status of any     during the period announced in IRS 
For the latest information about           related trust, and a determination that a  guidance.
developments related to Form 5300 and      403(b) plan meets the requirements of        If this is a Nonstandardized 
its instructions, such as legislation      section 403(b).                            Pre-Approved Plan that has made 
enacted after they were published, go to                                              limited modifications to an approved 
                                                                                      Pre-Approved Plan (that doesn’t convert 
IRS.gov/Form5300.                          Type of Plan
                                                                                      the plan into an individually designed 
                                           A DC plan is a plan that provides an       plan), file Form 5307, Application for 
What's New                                 individual account for each participant    Determination for Adopters of Modified 
The form and instructions have been        and for benefits based only on:            Nonstandardized Pre-Approved Plans, 
updated to include individually designed 
                                             1. The amount contributed to the 
403(b) plans.                                                                         instead of Form 5300. The plan will be 
                                           participant's account; and                 reviewed on the basis of the Cumulative 
Note. Rev. Proc. 2023-4 contains the         2. Any income, expenses, gains,          List that was considered in issuing the 
guidance under which the                   and losses, and any forfeiture of          opinion letter for the Pre-Approved Plan. 
Determination Letter (DL) program is       accounts of other participants that may    See also Rev. Proc. 2023-4, section 12.
administered. The revenue procedure is     be allocated to the participant's account.
updated annually and can be found in                                                  Note. If no changes have been made 
the Internal Revenue Bulletin (I.R.B.).      A 403(b) plan is a type of DC plan.      by an adopting employer other than to 
The application should be filed under        A DB plan is any plan that isn’t a DC    select among options in the adoption 
Rev. Proc. 2022-40, 2022-47 I.R.B. 487     plan.                                      agreement or make other permitted 
(with respect to individually designed                                                changes as specified in section 7.03 of 
plans), available at IRS.gov/irb/          Note. A DB plan can’t be amended to        Rev. Proc. 2017-41, 2017-29 I.R.B. 92, 
2022-47_IRB#RP=2022-40 or Part III of      become a DC plan. If a sponsor of a DB     available at IRS.gov/irb/
Rev. Proc. 2016–37, 2016–29, I.R.B.        plan attempts to amend the plan to         2017-41_IRB#RP–2017-41, the 
136 (with respect to pre-approved          become a DC plan, or if the merger of a    adopting employer must rely on the 
plans), available at IRS.gov/irb/          DB plan with a DC plan results solely in   opinion letter for the Pre-Approved Plan.
2016-29_IRB#RP-2016-37   .                 a DC plan, the DB plan is considered 
                                           terminated.
Review these documents before                                                         Where To File
completing the application.                Terminating plan.   If the plan is a       As of July 1, 2022, Form 5300 
                                           terminating plan, file Form 5310,          applications must be submitted 
                                           Application for Determination for          electronically through Pay.gov.
Reminders                                  Terminating Plan. If benefit accruals or 
Disclosure request by taxpayer.       A    contributions have ceased, the plan and      To submit Form 5300; you must:
taxpayer can authorize the IRS to          trust won’t be considered terminated       Register for an account on Pay.gov,
disclose and discuss the taxpayer's        until formal action has been taken to      Enter “5300” in the search box, select 
return and/or return information with any  terminate the plan.                        Form 5300, and
person(s) the taxpayer designates in a                                                Complete the form.
written request. Use Form 2848, Power 
of Attorney and Declaration of             Who May File                                 Pay.gov can accommodate only one 
Representative, or Form 8821, Tax          This form may be filed by the following.   uploaded file. Consolidate your 
Information Authorization, for this        Individually designed plans. This        attachments into a single PDF file, 
purpose. See Pub. 947, Practice Before     form may be filed by the employer,         which cannot exceed 15MB. If your PDF 
the IRS and Power of Attorney, for more    (including a sole proprietor, partnership, file exceeds the 15MB limit, remove any 
information.                               or corporation) or plan administrator to   items over the limit and contact IRS 
Public inspection.   Form 5300 is open     request a DL for an individually           Customer Accounts Services at 
to public inspection if there are more     designed plan that:                        877-829-5500 for assistance on how to 
                                                                                      submit the removed items.
than 25 plan participants. The total         1. Has never received a DL, 
number of participants must be shown       regardless of when the plan was 
on line 3e. See the instructions for       adopted; or                                How To Complete the 
line 3e for a definition of “participant.”   2. Has previously received a DL and      Application
                                           is specifically authorized to apply for a  The application must be completed and 
General Instructions                       new DL under current IRS guidance.         signed by the employer, plan 
                                           Pre-Approved Plan. An application        administrator, or authorized 
Purpose of Form                            for a DL for a Pre-Approved Plan may       representative.
                                           be filed on Form 5300 by an employer       N/A (not applicable) is accepted as a 
File Form 5300 to request a DL from the    or plan administrator, if otherwise        response only if an N/A block is 
IRS for the qualification of a defined     permissible under Rev. Proc. 2022-40,      provided.
benefit (DB) or a defined contribution 

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If a number is requested, a number      6. For an employee stock ownership         the EIN of one of the sponsoring 
must be entered.                          plan (ESOP), attach:                       members.
If an item provides a choice of boxes   a. Form 5309, Application for                This EIN must be used in all 
to mark, mark only one box unless         Determination of Employee Stock            subsequent filings of DL requests for the 
instructed otherwise.                     Ownership Plan;                            plan, and annual returns/reports for the 
If an item provides a box to mark,                                                 plan, unless there is a change of 
written responses aren’t permitted.       b. A statement indicating whether 
The application has formatted fields    the employer is a C corporation or an S    sponsor.
that will limit the number of characters  corporation; and                                   Do not use a social security 
entered per field.                        c. An explanation if the employer’s          !     number or the EIN of the trust.
Enter a space between each word.        corporate status changed after the         CAUTION
Spaces count as characters.               ESOP was originally adopted.                 The plan sponsor/employer must 
All date fields are entered as an       Note. See the Procedural                   have an EIN. A plan sponsor/employer 
eight-digit field (MM/DD/YYYY).           Requirements Checklist to ensure that      without an EIN can apply for one in one 
Any required attachment should refer    the application package is complete        of the following ways.
to the form and the line item.            before submitting it. Incomplete           Online—Generally, a plan sponsor/
The IRS may require additional          applications may be closed if required     employer can receive an EIN by Internet 
information.                              items aren’t included in the submission.   and use it immediately to file a return. 
                                          If the application package is closed as    Go to the IRS website at IRS.gov/EIN 
                                          incomplete, the application won’t be       and click on Employer ID Numbers.
What To File                              returned and any user fee paid with the    By mail or fax—Send in a completed 
If this is only a request for a partial   application won’t be refunded. (See        Form SS-4, Application for Employer 
termination, select the partial           Rev. Proc. 2023-4 (updated annually).)     Identification Number, to apply for an 
termination option on line 5 and answer                                              EIN.
“No” to the remaining form questions.
                                          Specific Instructions                      Lines 1g and 1h. Enter the telephone 
  All applications (including                                                        and fax numbers of the plan sponsor.
applications for Pre-Approved Plans,      Line 1. Enter the name, address, and 
unless otherwise noted) must contain an   telephone and fax numbers of the plan      Line 1i. Enter the two digits 
original signature and be accompanied     sponsor/employer.                          representing the month the plan 
                                                                                     sponsor/employer's tax year ends.
by the following.                         A plan sponsor means:
  1. A completed Form 5300,               1. In the case of a plan that covers       Lines 1j through 1m.  If a foreign 
including the procedural requirements     the employees of one employer, the         entity, follow the country's practice for 
checklist. A Form 8717, User Fee for      employer;                                  entering the name of the city or town, 
                                                                                     the province/country, and the postal 
Employee Plan Determination Letter        2. In the case of a plan sponsored         code.
Request, is not needed for cases          by two or more entities required to be 
submitted through Pay.gov, as the user    combined under section 414(b), (c), or     Line 2. If Form 2848 or Form 8821 is 
fee is paid with the form submission.     (m), one of the members participating in   attached, check the box only. If not 
  2. A copy of the current plan           the plan; or                               attached, enter a contact person. The 
document and prior plan document(s), if   3. In the case of a plan that covers       contact person listed on line 2 will 
the plan has been restated.               the employees and/or partner(s) of a       receive copies of all correspondence.
  3. Copies of all signed and dated       partnership, the partnership.              Lines 2h through 2k.  If a foreign 
plan amendments. If the plan was                                                     contact, follow the country's practice for 
amended, include a copy of the last       Note. The name of the plan sponsor/        entering the name of the city or town, 
favorable DL and any amendments           employer should be the same name that      the province/country, and the postal 
since the last favorable DL. The plan     is used when the Form 5500, Annual         code.
should be updated based on the            Return/Report of Employee Benefit 
Required Amendments List that was         Plan, series annual return/report is filed Line 3a. This field is limited to 70 
issued during the second calendar year    for the plan. Line 1a is limited to 70     characters, including spaces. Fill in the 
preceding the submission of the DL        characters. The type of employer that      plan name as it should appear on the 
application (and prior Required           can sponsor a 403(b) plan is defined in    DL. If the plan name contains more than 
Amendments List).                         Regulations section 1.403(b)-2(b)(8).      70 characters, abbreviations should be 
                                                                                     used.
  4. A copy of any Voluntary              Line 1f. Enter the nine-digit employer 
Correction Program compliance             identification number (EIN) assigned to    Line 3b. Enter the three-digit plan 
statement or Audit Closing Agreement      the plan sponsor/employer or the           number, beginning with "001" and 
Program closing agreement regarding       organization sponsoring the 403(b)         continuing in numerical order for each 
the plan.                                 plan. For a 401(a) plan, this should be    plan you adopt (001–499). The 
  5. For an adopting employer of a        the same EIN that is used when the         numbering will differentiate your plans. 
Pre-Approved Plan, attach a statement     Form 5500 series annual return/report is   The number assigned to a plan must not 
explaining why the Form 5300 is being     filed for the plan.                        be changed or used for any other plan. 
                                                                                     This should be the same number that is 
filed, and include a copy of the opinion  The plan of a group of entities            used on the Form 5500 series annual 
letter for the plan. The plan will be     combined under section 414(b), (c), or     return/report for the plan.
reviewed on the basis of the Cumulative   (m), whose sponsor is more than one of 
List that was considered in issuing the   the combined entities, should only enter   Line 3c. Plan month means the month 
opinion letter for the Pre-Approved Plan.                                            in which the plan year ends. Enter the 
See section 20 of Rev. Proc. 2016-37.                                                two-digit month (MM).

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Line 3d. Enter the plan's original 
effective date.                                      Partial Termination Worksheet       Year Year   Year of partial termination             Year
Line 3e. Enter the total number of          1      Participants employed:
participants. A participant is:             a Number at beginning of plan year
1. Any employee participating in the        b Number added during the plan year
plan, including employees under a           c Total, add lines   and a b
section 401(k) qualified cash or deferred 
arrangement who are eligible but don’t      d Number dropped during the plan year
make elective deferrals;                    e Number at end of plan year, subtract   d
2. Retirees and other former                       from c
employees who have a nonforfeitable         f Total number of participants in this plan 
right to benefits under the plan; and              separated from service without full 
                                                   vesting
3. The beneficiary of a deceased 
employee who is receiving or will in the    2      Present value (as of month /   day) 
future receive benefits under the plan.            during the year of
Include one beneficiary for each            a Plan assets
deceased employee regardless of the         b Accrued benefits
number of individuals receiving benefits.
                                            c Vested benefits
Example.    Payment of a deceased 
employee's benefit to three children is     3      Submit a description of the actions that may have resulted (or might result) in a partial 
                                                   termination. Include an explanation of how the plan meets the requirements of section 411(d)
considered a payment to one                        (3).
beneficiary.
Lines 3f and 3g. See Notice 2017-1, 
2017-2 I.R.B. 367, (or later guidance)      Provide detailed information                 pay. Benefits are generally described as 
for further details, including how to       regarding the partial termination,           a percentage of final average pay, with 
determine compensation.                     including data specified on the Partial      the percentage determined as the 
Line 4a. Enter the number that              Termination Worksheet in these               accumulation of percentage points or 
corresponds to the request being made       instructions.                                lump-sum credits received for each year 
(enter one number only).                    1. Using the format in the Partial           of service. Generally, the accumulated 
Enter 1 if the plan is a new plan           Termination Worksheet, submit a              percentage points or lump-sum credits 
that's being submitted within its initial   schedule of information for the plan year    are multiplied by final average or career 
remedial amendment period described         in which the partial (or potential partial)  average compensation to determine the 
under Regulations section 1.401(b)-1(d)     termination began along with the             lump-sum amount.
(1) or as extended in other guidance.       following plan year, and for the 2 prior          A “cash balance” plan is a DB plan 
See Rev. Proc. 2022-40 and Rev. Proc.       plan years, to the extent information is     which, rather than or in addition to 
2019-39.                                    available.                                   expressing the accrued benefit as a life 
Enter 2 if this plan is an existing plan    2. If the plan has more than one             annuity commencing at normal 
that has never received a favorable DL.     benefit computation formula, provide a       retirement age, defines benefits for 
                                            schedule of information in the same          each employee in terms more common 
Enter 3 if neither 1 nor 2 applies and      format as lines 1a through 1f of the         to a DC plan, that is, as a single-sum 
the plan is specifically authorized to      worksheet for each benefit computation       amount equal to the employee’s 
apply for a DL under applicable IRS         formula.                                     hypothetical account balance. Benefits 
guidance. Include an attachment that                                                     consist of accumulated hypothetical 
cites the applicable IRS guidance and       3. Include an explanation of how the         allocation credits in an account plus 
explain how the plan meets the criteria     plan meets the requirements of section       accumulated hypothetical interest 
for a DL submission.                        411(d)(3).                                   credits for the account.
Partial termination request.     Enter 3 if Special ruling requests.          See Rev.   Note. If this is only a request for a 
requesting a determination with respect     Proc. 2022-40 and Rev. Proc. 2023-4          partial termination, answer “No” for all 
to a partial termination. Employers and     (updated annually) for other types of        questions after line 5.
plan administrators that request a          issues for which a Form 5300 may be 
determination on a potential partial        filed.                                       Line 6.   Attach a statement that 
                                                                                         provides the following.
termination may not request a DL on         Line 4b.   If line 4a is “1,” enter the date 
their entire plan unless the plan is        the plan was originally adopted. If the           1. Name of plans involved.
otherwise eligible for a DL. Indicate in    initial plan is a proposed plan document,         2. Type of plan.
the cover letter if a partial termination   enter “09/09/9999.”                               3. Date of merger, consolidation, 
may have occurred or might occur as a                                                    spinoff, or transfer of plan assets or 
result of proposed actions. If the          Line 5. A pension equity plan (PEP) is 
submission is only for a partial            a DB plan which, rather than or in           liabilities.
termination request, only complete lines    addition to expressing the accrued                4. Verification that each plan 
1–5 and submit the Form 8717 with the       benefit as a life annuity commencing at      involved was qualified at the time of the 
user fee. DO NOT submit the other           normal retirement age, defines benefits      merger, consolidation, spinoff, or 
items under What To File, earlier.          for each employee as an amount equal         transfer of plan assets or liabilities.
                                            to an accumulated percentage of final 

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If the plan previously obtained a DL,        employees under Regulations section        Enter 1 if the eligible employer is a 
only provide information on a                1.410(b)-6(d)(2).                          tax-exempt organization under 501(c)
transaction that occurred after the most                                                (3) including including but not limited to 
                                             Line 12. Check “Yes” if the plan is an 
recent DL was issued.                                                                   a church defined under 3121(w)(3)(A), 
                                             insurance contract plan under section 
Note. Verification includes (1) a copy of    412(e)(3).                                 or a qualified church-controlled 
                                                                                        organization (QCCO) under section 
a prior DL, opinion, or advisory letter; (2) Line 13. Check “Yes” if the plan is a      3121(w)(3)(B).
plan document and/or adoption                multiemployer collectively bargained 
agreement; and (3) interim and               plan under section 414(f).                 Enter 2 if the eligible employer is a 
discretionary amendments.                                                               state, as defined by Regulations section 
                                             Line 14. Check “Yes” if the plan is a      1.403(b)-2(b)(20), a political subdivision 
Note. For qualified individually             multiple employer plan under section       of a state, or any agency or 
designed plans, interim amendments           413(c).                                    instrumentality of a state with respect to 
only apply if the adoption deadline is       Line 15. If “Yes,” attach a statement      an employee performing services in a 
before January 1, 2017. If applicable,       identifying the plan sections that satisfy public school, as defined by 
file Form 5310-A, Notice of Plan Merger      the safe harbor (including, if applicable, Regulations section 1.403(b)-2(b)(14).
or Consolidation, Spinoff, or Transfer of    permitted disparity requirements) and      Enter 3 if the eligible employer is the 
Plan Assets or Liabilities; Notice of        specify which of the following             employer of a minister described in 
Qualified Separate Lines of Business,        regulations is intended to be satisfied.   section 414(e)(5)(A), but only with 
30 days prior to the merger,                 1.401(a)(4)-2(b)(2) DC plan with         respect to the minister or a 
consolidation, or transfer of assets or      uniform allocation formula.                self-employed minister described in 
liabilities.                                 1.401(a)(4)-3(b)(3) unit credit DB       section 414(e)(5)(A).
Line 7. Check “Yes” and attach an            plan.
explanation if the plan has any matter       1.401(a)(4)-3(b)(4)(i)(C)(1) unit credit Line 24. Check “Yes”if the eligible 
pending before:                              DB fractional rule plan.                   employer is a section 501(c)(3) 
                                             1.401(a)(4)-3(b)(4)(i)(C)(2) flat        organization that satisfies the 
1. The IRS (including the Voluntary          benefit DB plan.                           requirements of section 3121(w)(3)(B).
                                             
Correction Program),                           1.401(a)(4)-3(b)(5) insurance            Line 25. Check “Yes” if the 
2. The Department of Labor,                  contract plan.                             church-controlled organization is a 
3. The Pension Benefit Guaranty              Line 16. Check “Yes” if the plan utilizes  non-QCCO as defined in section 414(c)
Corporation (PBGC), or                       the permitted disparity rules of section   (2)(B).
4. Any court (including bankruptcy           401(l).
court).                                                                                 Note.  A “Yes” answer means the plan 
                                             Line 17. If “Yes,” attach a statement      is maintained by a church controlled 
The attachment should include a              providing the plan name, the EIN of the    tax-exempt organization under 501(c)
contact person's name and telephone          plan sponsor/employer, the plan type of    (3) that is not a QCCO.
number and agency or court.                  the other plan, and a copy of pertinent 
                                             provisions from the other plan regarding   Line 26. Check “Yes” if the plan is a 
Line 8. Section 3001 of the Employee                                                    church plan under section 414(e) that 
                                             the offset.
Retirement Income Security Act                                                          hasn’t made a section 410(d) election.
(ERISA) of 1974 requires that applicants     Line 18. If this is a request for an 
subject to section 410 provide evidence      individually designed plan that consists   Line 27. Check “Yes” if this plan allows 
that each employee who qualifies as an       of a DB plan and a qualified cash or       for employee after-tax contributions.
interested party has been notified of the    deferred arrangement, submit two           Line 28. Check “Yes” if this plan allows 
filing of the application. If “Yes” is       Forms 5300 and two applicable user         for elective deferrals.
marked, it means that each employee          fees and provide an attachment with the 
has been notified as required by             plan sponsor/employer EIN and plan         Line 29. Check “Yes” if this plan offers 
Regulations section 1.7476-1. If this is a   number of the other plan.                  matching contributions.
one-person plan or if this plan isn’t        Line 19. If the plan has been restated     Line 30. Check “Yes” if this plan allows 
subject to section 410, a copy of the        to change the type of plan under           for non-elective employer contributions 
notice isn’t required to be attached to      Regulations section 1.401-1, check         other than matching contributions.
this application. If “No” is marked or this  “Yes” and attach a statement explaining    Line 31. Check “Yes” if this plan 
line is blank, the application will be       the change.                                sponsor has less than 1,000 
returned. Rules defining “interested 
parties” and the form of notification are    Line 20. Check “Yes” if this plan is a     employees.
in Regulations section 1.7476-1. See         pooled employer plan under section         Line 32. Check “Yes” if this plan is 
Part IIB of Rev. Proc. 2023-4 (updated       413(e).                                    sponsored by an educational 
annually).                                   Line 21. Check “Yes” if this plan is       organization as defined in section 
Line 9. Check “Yes”if the plan is a          requesting a ruling under 401(h).          170(b)(1)(A) in which the employee 
                                                                                        contributions were contributed to a 
governmental plan under section              Line 22. Check “Yes” if this plan is       credit union described in section 501(c)
414(d).                                      requesting a ruling under section 420.     (14) that maintains separate 
Line 10. Check “Yes” if the plan is a        Line 23. Enter the number that             nonforfeitable special share accounts 
church plan under section 414(e) that        corresponds to the 403(b) eligible         for each employee. A plan established 
hasn’t made a section 410(d) election.       employer defined in Regulations section    on or before May 17, 1982, has 
Line 11. Check “Yes” if the plan             1.403(b)-2(b)(8).                          grandfathered status for this for 
benefits any collectively bargained                                                     accounts administered by the credit 

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union but no employees first covered by   accounts for the assets at the                      Go to IRS.gov/ITA for the Interactive 
the plan after May 17, 1982, is covered   participant level.                                 Tax Assistant, a tool that will ask you 
by Rev. Rul. 82-120. A “Yes” answer is      4. A retirement income account is a              questions on a number of tax law topics 
also required if the submitted plan was   defined contribution program                       and provide answers. You can print the 
established by a church-related           established or maintained by a church,             entire interview.
organization and was a defined benefit    or a church-related organization,                   You may also be able to access tax 
plan effective September 3, 1982, when    pursuant to a plan as defined section in           law information in your electronic filing 
403(b) treatment was established.         1.403(b)-9(a).                                     software.

Line 33.                                                                                     Getting tax forms and publications. 
   1. A custodial account is defined in   How To Get Tax Help
                                                                                             Go to IRS.gov/Forms to view, 
Regulations section 1.403(b)-8(d)(2) as   If you have questions about a tax issue,           download, or print all of the forms and 
a plan, or separate account under a       need help preparing your tax return, or            publications you may need. You can 
plan, in which an amount attributable to  want to download free publications,                also download and view popular tax 
section 403(b) contributions (or          forms, or instructions, go to IRS.gov,             publications and instructions (including 
amounts rolled into a section 403(b)      and find resources that can help you               the Form 1040 instructions) on mobile 
contract, as described in Regulations     right away.                                        devices as an eBook at no charge. Or, 
section 1.403(b)-10(d) is held by a bank    Getting answers to your tax                      you can go to IRS.gov/OrderForms to 
or a person who satisfies the conditions    law questions. On IRS.gov get                    place an order and have forms mailed to 
in section 401(f)(2) if the conditions in   answers to your tax questions                    you within 10 business days.
Regulations sections 1.403(b)-8(d)(2)(i)  anytime, anywhere.                                 By phone. For questions regarding this 
through (iv) are satisfied.
                                          Go to IRS.gov/Help or IRS.gov/                   form, call the Employee Plans Customer 
   2. Individual annuity contracts are    LetUsHelp for a variety of tools that will         Service toll free at 877-829-5500.
annuity contracts defined in Regulations  help you get answers to some of the 
section 1.403(b)-8(c).                    most common tax questions.
   3. A Group Annuity Contract is a 
single annuity contract which separately 

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laws of the United States. We use this information to determine whether the plan complies with these laws. You aren’t required 
to request a determination letter; however, if you do so, sections 6001, 6011, 6058(a), and 6109 require you to provide the 
information requested. Failure to provide this information in a timely manner, or providing false or fraudulent information, may 
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   The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average time 
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                       Recordkeeping      Learning about the law or the form Preparing the form Copying, assembling, and sending the form 
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