5500 Signing Credentials Through Login.gov

How to obtain New Credentials:

The Department of Labor (DOL) requires that 5500 Return/Reports be electronically filed and signed via EFAST2. Signers

must register for filing credentials which will act as the signature.

Once this process is complete, you can continue to use the User ID and PIN provided by the DOL in future years. If a

different person signs the 5500 filing in a future year, that person will have to register to receive their own signing

credentials. More than one person may obtain credentials to sign a 5500 Return/Report if needed.

As of 1/1/2023 all new signers must create an account through Login.gov, to register for EFAST2 credentials. Once on

the EFAST2 site, select the “Sign in with Login.gov” button:

You will be redirected to a login screen, select the “Create an Account” button:

You will be asked to enter in your email address and choose your language preference:

Once entered, you will receive a confirmation email from no-reply@login.gov. Select the “confirm email address” button

within that communication:

You will now be asked to create a password to continue the login process, the password must be at least 12 characters

long.

After this you will be redirected to an “Authentication Method Setup”. It is suggested you choose two forms of

authentication from the provided list. (The system will allow you to select only one method and add a second later.

However, if you are unable to access the confirmation method, you will be asked to delete your account and start over.)

Based on your authentication method you will receive a code to login securely. Once entered Login.gov will ask for

confirmation to link EFAST2 to your account, select ‘Agree and Continue’ at the bottom:

Once you select to “Agree and continue” and find you have provided an incorrect email address or wish to make

alterations, you may select “Switch Emails”. Otherwise, select continue:

As you are a new user, you will receive a notation that EFAST2 did not find your existing account, so you will need to

select the “Create” button:

Six-Step Registration Process

There are six steps to complete the registration process on the DOL website. We suggest setting aside approximately 15

minutes to complete this process. Select “Continue” to get started.

Step 1. Read through and check the box that you have read the agreement to the Privacy Statement (review a copy

here), then click on Accept Agreement.

Step 2. Complete your profile by entering data, such as First Name, Last Name, Address, Email, etc. Then, select at least

one User Type and click on Next.

Step 3. Review the summary of Steps 2. If you need to make any changes, click on Edit. If it looks accurate, click on

Submit.

Step 4. Read the PIN Agreement. By agreeing to the PIN agreement, you are indicating that you will not share your PIN

that has been assigned to you with anyone else.

Step 5. Read the Signature Agreement. Once you have read through the Signature Agreement, you will need to check the

box and click on Accept Agreement.

Step 6. Review the Registration Confirmation and note your User ID and PIN at the top of the Registration page. This is

what you will use as your DOL signing credentials when submitting your 5500 filings:

• After you select to Login, you will have the option to “View Your User ID and PIN”.

If you need to make any changes to your profile and/or PIN, go to Your Account > Profile & PIN.

For more FAQs on EFAST2 Credentials, click here to be directed to the EFAST2 Credentials FAQs.

Linking Existing EFAST2 credentials to Login.gov

In the event you already have an established EFAST2 login and PIN, you will now need to link these credentials to

Once this has been entered you will automatically be redirected to Login.gov to where you will need to select “Create an

account”

You will be asked to enter in your email address, make sure this email address matches the one associated with EFAST2

and choose your language preference:

Once entered, you will receive a confirmation email from no-reply@login.gov. Select the “confirm email address” button

within that communication:

You will now be asked to create a password to continue the login process, the password must be at least 12 characters

long.

After this you will be redirected to an “Authentication Method Setup”. It is suggested you choose two forms of

authentication from the provided list. (The system will allow you to select only one method and add a second later.

However, if you are unable to access the confirmation method, you will be asked to delete your account and start over.)

Based on your authentication method you will receive a code to login securely. Once entered Login.gov will ask for

confirmation to link EFAST2 to your account, select ‘Agree and Continue’ at the bottom:

Once you select to “Agree and continue” and find you have provided an incorrect email address or wish to make

alterations, you may select “Switch Emails”. Otherwise, select continue:

As you are a returning user, you will receive a notation that EFAST2 has linked your accounts and a screen will populate

with your existing User ID and PIN:

What if EFAST2 can’t find my credentials?

If you receive a message that EFAST2 is unable to find an existing EFAST2 account, it is likely that you used an email

address that varies from the one historically associated with your EFAST2 account. In this instance, you are still able to

search and link your existing credentials.

Select the “Lookup Account” button:

From here, enter in your EFAST2 User ID and Password (not the ID you just created for Login.gov):

A confirmation screen will then populate your Account ID with the email that EFAST2 had on file, and confirm that you

would like to update your email and link your new account:

As noted in the screen above, going forward you will want to select the “Sign in with Login.gov” when returning to

EFAST2. If you attempt to enter credentials into the old EFAST2 interface, you will receive a warning that redirects you to