ALE Archives - Word on Benefits

Afraid of Making ACA Reporting Mistakes?

Lois Gleason, CEBS

06 Jan 201607 Jan 2016

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” —Albert Einstein Fortunately, when it comes to ACA reporting, the IRS agrees“. . . the IRS will not impose penalties under Sections 6721 and 6722 on ALE members that can […]

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Do You Have Covered Employees Collecting an ACA Subsidy?

Lois Gleason, CEBS

05 Nov 2015

Many employers offer affordable health coverage that meets or exceeds the minimum value requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, if one or more of their full-time employees claim they were not offered affordable, minimum value health coverage, the employees could […]

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ACA Reporting—Who’s Filing What Forms and How?

Julie Stich, CEBS

06 Oct 2015

As we’ve pointed out in blog posts over the past few months, ACA reporting is (1) challenging and (2) approaching. We recently asked our members to tell us how well they understand the requirements and how they plan to move forward. What […]

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Tick . . . Tock: Ready to Report Social Security Numbers for ACA?

Lois Gleason, CEBS

18 Aug 201518 Sep 2015

Whose Social Security numbers must we report under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and what if we don’t have all the numbers we need? Beginning in 2016, the ACA requires most employers and plan sponsors to send annual reports to employees and the […]

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ACA Employer Reporting: Who, What, When, Why and How

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

26 Mar 201518 Sep 2015

The latest reporting requirements related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seem to be a dizzying jumble of numbers and letters. Here’s the who, what, when, why and how of it: Why? Two new ACA reporting requirements are in effect for plan […]