Beginning in March of 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released several pieces of guidance to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on employees who have flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
June 23, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, U.S.DCAP, dependent care, dependent care account, dependent care assistance programs, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA, IRS, Notice 2021-26
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes an optional (but not required) temporary change for the calendar year of 2021 to increase the maximum pretax contribution limit from $5,000… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
March 24, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), Legislative, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, childcare, DCAP, dependent care, dependent care assistance programs, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA, IRS, tax credit
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The IRS started sending 226J notices of potential “play or pay” Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalties to employers. What should you do if you get one? Well . . …. Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
November 15, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits1095-C, employer mandate, IRS, Letters 226J
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The IRS is continuing its “think out loud” approach to rule making for the Cadillac tax, and you’re invited to talk back. In a recent notice (IRS Notice 2015-52), the… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
August 28, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryACA, Affordable Care Act, Cadillac tax, excise tax, health insurance, IRS
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On a beautiful summer day, January seems like a long way off. When you’re talking about an employer’s duty to report health care coverage information using Forms 1094 and 1095 under… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
August 5, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Regulatorye-filing, Form 1094, Form 1095, Internal Revenue Code, IRS, minimum essential coverage, minimum value, section 6056, social security numbers, ssn
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In mid-June, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) released their first round of guidance relating to the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) provisions on benefit… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
July 13, 2015
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, RetirementIRS, MPRA, PBGC
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Are your employees asking you for documentation of their employer-sponsored health coverage in 2014? Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employers may voluntarily, but are not required to, provide this… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
March 3, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryACA, employee, health coverage, IRS, tax form, taxes
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