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At a Glance
E-Filing Form 5498-TA: IRIS Is the Only Road
Trustees and custodians have filed the 5498 family (IRA, ESA, SA) for years, often through FIRE-era pipelines built on Publication 1220 fixed-width files. The new 5498-TA does not fit those pipelines: it launched after the IRS moved new form development to IRIS, so the only transmission format that exists for it is IRIS XML. Institutions offering Trump accounts need either an IRIS-native filing pipeline or a provider that has one before the first filing season in 2027; our Trump account reporting guide for trustees covers what to set up.
Filers subject to the 10-return electronic filing mandate (which covers virtually every financial institution) must e-file, so building the IRIS path is not optional.
What E-Filing the 5498-TA Involves
- Contribution totals by category: pilot program and qualified general contributions, qualified rollovers, Section 128 employer contributions, and other contributions, each in its own box
- Account values: basis or investment in the contract, and the year-end fair market value
- Beneficiary identity: name, address, and SSN of the account beneficiary (always an individual)
- IRIS XML packaging: the data must validate against the IRS schema and business rules before the IRS will accept the transmission
No State Filing Layer
The 5498-TA has no state withholding boxes and does not participate in the Combined Federal/State Filing program, so there is no separate state transmission to manage. The federal IRIS filing and the beneficiary statement are the whole job.
Three Ways to Get the 5498-TA to the IRS
With no FIRE format to fall back on, trustees have three realistic paths: key each account into the IRS IRIS portal, build and test an IRIS XML pipeline in-house, or use a filing provider that already speaks IRIS.
IRIS Portal
Free manual entry of Form 5498-TA in the IRS portal. Best for a handful of returns.
High manual effortBuild XML In-House
A brand-new schema, your own TCC, and IRS testing windows. Months of development.
High dev costHow BoomTax E-Files Form 5498-TA
Import your account data, let BoomTax validate SSNs and the IRS business rules, then transmit. We generate the IRIS XML, e-file with the IRS, track acceptance, and deliver beneficiary copies.
Import Your Form 5498-TA Data
You can import your data as Excel, XML, or use files from popular payroll providers like QuickBooks, UKG, ADP, and many more.
Step-By-Step Wizard
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E-File & Mail Employee Copies
Once your data is loaded, you can e-file and distribute employee copies in minutes.
Deadlines at a Glance
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March 15, 2027
Beneficiary Statements
Contribution information must be furnished to each account beneficiary on or before March 15, 2027.
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June 1, 2027
IRS E-File
Form 5498-TA must be e-filed with the IRS through IRIS on or before June 1, 2027 (May 31 falls on Memorial Day). No Form 8809 extension is available.
Details are on the Form 5498-TA due date page. New to the form? Start with what is Form 5498-TA and contribution types explained.
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Frequently Asked Questions About E-Filing Form 5498-TA
No. Form 5498-TA has been IRIS XML from day one: there is no FIRE transmission format, no Publication 1220 layout, and no legacy flat-file option. IRIS is the only road to the IRS for this form.
Filers subject to the 10-return electronic filing mandate, which covers virtually every financial institution, must e-file. In practice that means keying accounts into the IRS IRIS portal, building an in-house IRIS XML pipeline, or using a provider like BoomTax that already speaks IRIS.
No. The 5498-TA has no state withholding boxes and does not participate in the Combined Federal/State Filing program. The federal IRIS filing and the beneficiary statement are the whole job.
The IRIS e-file is due June 1, 2027 (May 31 falls on Memorial Day), after beneficiary statements go out by March 15, 2027. No Form 8809 extension is available, so the deadline is firm; see the Form 5498-TA due date page for details.
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