Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"), a 100% COBRA subsidy is available to qualified beneficiaries who lose coverage due to an involuntary termination of employment or reduction in hours. The subsidy is...more
Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"), a 100% COBRA subsidy is available to qualified beneficiaries who lose coverage due to an involuntary termination of employment or reduction in hours. The subsidy is...more
The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 – part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act ("CAA") – allows an employer to amend its cafeteria plan to allow either an unlimited carryover or a 12-month grace...more
The Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, Agencies) issued final regulations in November 2020 requiring non-grandfathered group...more
The IRS recently issued Notice 2021-15 to provide guidance on certain provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (the "CAA") affecting the administration of flexible spending accounts ("FSAs"). The CAA changes...more
In general, a participant must make a deferral election to a non-qualified deferred compensation plan before the beginning of the plan year and the election must remain in effect for the entire plan year. Participants made...more
In Notice 2020-29, the IRS gave plan sponsors additional flexibility to allow participants to make certain mid-year cafeteria plan election changes during calendar year 2020 without regard to the restrictions that typically...more
Many of the nation’s largest insurers have announced that they will be waiving the deductible or other cost-sharing for testing or other expenses related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”). ...more
The IRS has announced the annual limits that will apply to qualified retirement plans in 2020....more
A high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) is not permitted to pay for medical expenses until the plan’s deductible has been satisfied, with the exception of medical expenses incurred for preventive care. Preventive care did not...more
The IRS recently issued a Chief Counsel Memorandum clarifying when a family member of a 2% shareholder in an S corporation is entitled to a deduction under Section 162(l) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) for health...more
The IRS has issued proposed regulations affecting hardship distributions under 401(k) plans. The regulations would implement changes made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, and are updated for several earlier legislative...more
Many recent college graduates find it difficult to make contributions to their employer’s 401(k) plan as they have significant student loan repayments which take precedence in their budget. By failing to make 401(k)...more
With all the heated rhetoric surrounding the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), including the President's Executive Order issued on January 20, 2017 and the recent efforts to repeal and replace the law, employers and individuals...more
The American Health Care Act ("AHCA"), passed by the House of Representatives on May 4, 2017, repeals many of the taxes added by the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") and makes changes to other tax rules. Some of the notable...more
5/22/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Medical Device Tax ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
Net Investment Income ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration
In Information Letter 2017-0007, the IRS analyzed an employer’s parking reimbursement arrangement and concluded that it was not a tax-free fringe benefit.
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- In Notice 2016-70, the IRS has extended the date on which to furnish copies of the 2016 Form 1095-B or Form 1095-C to employees to MARCH 2, 2017.
- The IRS has also extended the "good faith" transition relief from...more
Last summer, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that its periodic review of individually designed retirement plans to determine the plans’ qualified status will end effective January 31, 2017. In January 2016, the...more
Within the last week, there has been a flurry of activity from both Congress and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) with respect to the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). This client alert first reviews the delayed effective date...more
Despite guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) indicating the prohibition of the practice under the Affordable Care Act...more
5/29/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
IRS ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
S-Corporation ,
SHOP Program
Under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), a large employer is subject to penalties if it fails to offer to full-time employees and their dependents health coverage or if the coverage that it offers is not affordable or does not...more
2/18/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Essential Health Benefits ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Hour of Service ,
IRS ,
Look-Back Measurement Period ,
New Hires ,
Penalties ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Tax Credits
Under the Affordable Care Act, a large employer is subject to penalties if it fails to offer to full-time employees health coverage or if the coverage that it offers is not affordable or does not provide minimum value. These...more