The IARD Renewal Program facilitates the annual renewal of investment adviser (IA) firms and their IA representatives' (RAs) registrations with jurisdictions/states. Final Renewal Statements and reports for the 2009 Renewal Program will be available on January 2, 2009. If your firm's statement reflects a balance due, FINRA must receive full payment of your firm's Final Renewal Statement by Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Firms are encouraged to submit their electronic (i.e., Web E-pay, wire transfer) renewal payment no later than February 2 in order for payment to post to their FINRA Renewal Account by the February 4 deadline. Firms paying by check should account for U.S. Mail processing time when sending payment.

All 2009 renewal overpayments by firms made to FINRA will be systematically transferred to the firms' Daily Accounts on January 2, 2009. Firms may leave the funds in their Daily Accounts to use for future registration fees or request refund checks from FINRA from their Daily Accounts. See complete instructions on how to request a renewal refund.

The following links are related to the IARD Renewal Program:

• 2009 IARD Renewal Program Calendar
  This calendar provides a timeline for the 2009 Renewal Program along with important deadlines for funding your firm's Renewal and Daily Accounts, submitting filings, and the availability of the IARD and Web CRD Systems.
  
  
• 2009 IARD Renewal Program Checklist
  
  
• 2009 IARD Renewal Program Bulletin
  
  
• IARD Renewal: Payment Methods and Addresses
  Please Note: The addresses for sending Renewal Payments are DIFFERENT from the addresses for funding your firm's Daily Financial Account.
  
  
• IARD Renewal Program Frequently Asked Questions



• Instructions for Requesting Renewal Refunds
  
  
• How To Download A Report From IARD

Other key dates and information about the 2009 IARD Renewal Program:

• Post-Dated Filings: Firms can submit post-dated Forms U5 and BR Closing/Withdraw beginning on October 27, 2008. Post-dated Forms ADV-W may be submitted beginning on November 3, 2008, via IARD. The deadline for submitting post-dated forms prior to year-end is 6:00 p.m., ET, December 26, 2008. All post-dated forms must be dated 12/31/08.
  
  
• Transition Filing Functionality: All Transition Filing functionality will shutdown at 11:00 p.m., ET, on November 4, 2008, and will not be available again until 7 a.m., ET, January 2, 2009.
  
  
• Year-End Schedule: IARD and Web CRD will be unavailable for form filing processing from 6:00 p.m., ET, December 26, 2008, through January 1, 2009, due to year-end Renewal processing. During this period, your firm may be able to Query the system and create 'Pending' filings but not be able to submit them until on or after January 2, 2009.