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title: "29 U.S.C. § 1027"
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# 29 U.S.C. § 1027 - Retention of records
## Text
Every person subject to a requirement to file any report (including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 1021(k) of this title) or to certify any information therefor under this subchapter or who would be subject to such a requirement but for an exemption or simplified reporting requirement under section 1024(a)(2) or (3) of this title shall maintain a copy of such report and records on the matters of which disclosure is required which will provide in sufficient detail the necessary basic information and data from which the documents thus required may be verified, explained, or clarified, and checked for accuracy and completeness, and shall include vouchers, worksheets, receipts, and applicable resolutions, and shall keep such records available for examination for a period of not less than six years after the filing date of the documents based on the information which they contain, or six years after the date on which such documents would have been filed but for an exemption or simplified reporting requirement under section 1024(a)(2) or (3) of this title.
(Pub. L. 93406, title I, § 107, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 850; Pub. L. 10534, title XV, § 1503(d)(5), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1062; Pub. L. 113235, div. O, title I, § 111(c), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2793.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2014—Pub. L. 113235 inserted “(including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 1021(k) of this title)” after “file any report” and “a copy of such report and” after “shall maintain”. 1997—Pub. L. 10534 struck out “description or” after “requirement to file any”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2014 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 113235 applicable with respect to plan years beginning after Dec. 31, 2014, see section 111(e) of Pub. L. 113235, set out as a note under section 1021 of this title.