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Employee Benefits Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)

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IRS Emphasizes Health FSA and Dependent Care Assistance Program Substantiation Requirements

On April 28, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel released guidance reiterating claims substantiation rules for health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs) under Internal Revenue Code...more

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IRS Notice 2021-26 Clarifies Taxation of Dependent Care Assistance Programs:

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On May 10, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-26, which provides guidance regarding the taxation of dependent care assistance benefits provided through a Code Section 125 cafeteria plan, available in tax years ending in 2021...more

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IRS Issues Additional Guidance On The Tax Treatment Of Dependent Care Benefits

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As the IRS continues to churn out guidance on various forms of COVID-19 relief, this week is no exception with the release of Notice 2021-26. This Notice clarifies two key points relating to the tax treatment of dependent...more

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IRS Answers Questions on Taxation of DCAPs and COVID-19 Relief

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published Notice 2021-26 to provide answers regarding the taxability of benefits received in 2021 and 2022 under a dependent care assistance program (DCAP) that permits carryovers or...more

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Nobody Puts Baby In the Corner . . . And the IRS Agrees, Providing Guidance on the Taxability of Dependent Care Assistance...

Yesterday the IRS released Notice 2021-26, which clarifies that if eligible dependent care benefits would have been excluded from income if used during either the prior tax year (2020 or 2021), these benefits remain...more

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Contribution limit for dependent care assistance programs temporarily increased

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Earlier this month, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) became the latest COVID relief package passed by the federal government. ARPA, just like the many COVID relief packages that came before it, contains a number...more

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COBRA and DCAP Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law March 11, 2021. Particularly relevant to employers are its provisions regarding premium subsidies and additional enrollment rights for certain individuals in...more

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COVID-19 Cafeteria Plan Relief: IRS Clears the Mud

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) contained temporary relief measures aimed at addressing unused contributions to health flexible spending accounts (FSA) and dependent care assistance programs (DCAP). On...more

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2021 Arrives with Additional Flexibility for Flexible Spending Accounts

During 2020, a number of newly enacted laws created flexibility for various employee benefit plans. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”), which was signed into law on December 27, 2020, provides additional...more

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Top 20 Takeaways from Notice 2021-15 for Employers with Cafeteria Plans

In Notice 2021-15, the IRS provides many answers to questions regarding the temporary special rules introduced as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) for health flexible spending accounts (health FSAs) and...more

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IRS Guidance on CAA Coronavirus Relief for FSAs, DCAPs and Cafeteria Plans

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On February 18, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-15, clarifying temporary special rules for cafeteria plans, health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs) that were included in the...more

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New IRS guidance provides even more flexibility for cafeteria plans, FSAs, and DCAPs

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You might recall that in December 2020, Congress passed the year-end funding bill known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), which contained provisions that provide significant flexibility for flexible spending...more

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IRS Provides Additional COVID-19 Relief for Cafeteria Plans

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On February 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued clarifying guidance on the temporary special rules for health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs) under Internal...more

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COVID-19 and Cafeteria Plans – To Amend or Not to Amend?

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On May 12, the IRS issued Notice 2020-29 “COVID-19 Guidance Under Section 125 Cafeteria Plans and Related to High Deductible Health Plans” and Notice 2020-33 “Section 125 Cafeteria Plans – Modification of Permissive Carryover...more

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Employers Required To Extend Group Health Plan Timeframes Retroactively While Other Timeframes Are Relaxed

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New guidance issued by the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Health and Human Services requires group health plans to disregard certain timeframes and deadlines related to...more

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IRS Notices Provide COVID-19 Relief Covering Section 125 Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plans

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Many employers have sought to leverage or make changes to their employer-sponsored benefits to address economic and health-related burdens faced by their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, however, employers...more

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Employer Action Required to Take Advantage of Guidance for Cafeteria Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued two important notices allowing employer-plan sponsors to amend their §125 cafeteria plans to provide employees with increased flexibility for elected benefits and account...more

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IRS Offers Greater Flexibility for Section 125 Cafeteria Plans in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33 on May 12, 2020, to provide relief from the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19) for taxpayers participating in Section 125 cafeteria plans. The provisions...more

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Guidance on Employee Benefits and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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As the Coronavirus has continued to spread, there has been guidance from various entities on a myriad of topics pertaining to employee benefits. Summaries and links to such guidance can be found below. This information will...more

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Tax Reform Proposal Nixes Favorable Tax Treatment of Several Employee Benefits

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On November 3, 2017, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Brody began the legislative consideration of Tax Reform by releasing an amendment (in the nature of a substitute) to the Tax Reform and Jobs Act (H.R. 1 hereinafter...more

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

On November 2, 2017, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives released its tax reform bill titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”). On November 6, 2017, Kevin Brady, Chairman of the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Tax Bill Eliminates Many Popular Individual Deductions/Exclusions, Adds Excise Tax and Clarifies IRA/Pension Provisions

On November 2, 2017, House Republicans released their highly anticipated tax reform proposal formally named the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"). The Act must be approved by both the House and the Senate and signed by the...more

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Program Provides Tax Benefits to Workers Shouldering Care Expenses

Workers who must pay for the care of a dependant relative, including a child with special needs, so that they can continue to work can get a significant tax benefit under a little-known provision of the Internal Revenue Code,...more

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