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ACA Reporting – Automatic Extension of Deadlines
January 6th, 2016
During the holiday week, the IRS issued an automatic extension of the deadlines to provide the required 2015 health coverage reports to employees and to the IRS (Forms 1094 an…
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Expanded “Amnesty” Program for Retirement Plans
April 14th, 2015
The IRS has just released a rather significant expansion to its “amnesty program” for some mistakes made in the administration of tax-qualified retirement plans. (This is…
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Upcoming Seminar – Best Practices for Dealing with State and Federal Agencies
March 6th, 2015
Imagine this: One morning, a team of Department of Labor Wage and Hour investigators shows up at your business, unannounced. They demand immediate access to payroll and tax re…
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IRS Guidance on Health Premium Reimbursement/Payment Plans
February 20th, 2015
As we have previously reported, and discussed at our Seminars, the IRS has issued a series of pronouncements concluding that the reimbursement by employers of employee-paid he…
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December 1, 2014 Deadline for Certain Late Form 5500s Filers
November 25th, 2014
Employers who used the Department of Labor Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance program to file late Form 5500s any time after December 31, 2009 have only until December 1, 2…
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Health Plan Opt-outs and ACA Affordability - URGENT MATTER FOR HEALTH PLANS WITH A JANUARY 1, 2015 EMPLOYER MANDATE EFFECTIVE DATE
November 25th, 2014
On Friday, the regulators issued new regulations that have been interpreted to provide that amounts paid by employers to employees who opt-out of the employer’s health plan…
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Regulators’ Comments on High Claimant Opt-Out Features
November 11th, 2014
In the latest installment of their largely unprecedented flurry of guidance under the Affordable Care Act, late last week the regulators published their thoughts on the practi…
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Guidance on “Skinny Plans” Concept
November 11th, 2014
Unfortunately, the federal government is scrambling around at the last minute to provide “guidance” for next year on a statute that was enacted in 2010. Please excuse…
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HPID Number Filing Deadline Delayed
November 3rd, 2014
As we reported on October 27, under rules related to the HIPAA electronic transaction regulations, employer-sponsored health plans, whether insured or self-funded, are require…
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Health Plan Identification Number Filing Deadline – November 5
October 27th, 2014
Under rules related to the HIPAA electronic transaction regulations, employer-sponsored health plans, whether insured or self-funded, are required to acquire from the CMS so-c…
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