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Employer Mandates Internal Revenue Service Large Employer

Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide... more +
Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations.  less -
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IRS Reduces 2024 Affordability Percentage

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decreased the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability percentage for 2024 to 8.39%. This percentage is used to assess whether an applicable large employer’s (ALE) lowest-premium health plan...more

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What Employers Should Know about ACA Shared Responsibility Payments

A recently released redacted report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) offers some helpful insights for employers who may be assessed shared responsibility payments because the IRS thinks they...more

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The Affordable Care Act: What's New in 2018/2019?

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Over the past several years, there has been much speculation surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "ACA"), including whether it would be repealed in full, only partially, or not at all. Despite this...more

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ACA Employer Mandate Assessments Coming

Within the past few weeks, IRS officials have informally indicated that the IRS would begin assessing tax penalties under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility. The IRS has now updated its Questions...more

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The Rise of the Group Health Insurance Captive

With its “employer mandate”—i.e., the requirement that applicable large employers make an offer of group health coverage to substantially all full-time employees or face the prospect of a penalty—the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more

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ACA Reporting (Forms 1095-C and 1094-C) – Round Two

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One of the greatest things about year-end is the hope and excitement of a brighter new year around the corner. In the midst of this holiday season — and no doubt as a present to us all — the Internal Revenue Service has...more

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Deadline Extended For ACA Information Reporting Forms

The IRS has extended the deadlines for furnishing to employees the new Forms 1095 and filing these Forms with the IRS. The Forms are designed to confirm compliance with the employer and individual health insurance mandates...more

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Health Care Reform – What You Should Know For 2016

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Unlike most other years since the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was passed, there are relatively few new requirements employers need to implement in connection with their health plans subject to the ACA. This Advisory...more

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End of Year Issues Impacting Employer Health Plans

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With the end of 2015 fast approaching, employers should be aware of certain issues under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and...more

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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 13 of 24): Coding Form 1095-C, Part II for...

Compliance with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility rules requires that applicable large employers identify their full-time employees. A “full-time employee” for this purpose is an employee who...more

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Final Forms and Instructions for ACA Information Reporting Released

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The IRS recently released the final forms and instructions for information reporting under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The final forms and instructions will be used for reporting in 2016 concerning 2015 coverage. The...more

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Employers Will Begin Receiving Premium Subsidy Award Notices From The Health Care Exchange in 2016

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Beginning in 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin its process of verifying the eligibility of recipients who receive the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) advanced premium tax credit to help purchase...more

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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 9 of 24): Unraveling the Mystery of Indicator...

The Affordable Care Act’s reporting rules—which are set out in Internal Revenue Code §§ 6055 and 6056—solicit the information needed by the Internal Revenue Service to enforce the individual and employer shared responsibility...more

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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 5 of 24): Reporting of Health Reimbursement...

As we reported last week, the IRS recently issued draft 2015 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C. These instructions are of interest to applicable large employers who must report their compliance with the Affordable Care...more

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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 4 of 24): Highlights from the Draft 2015...

The IRS recently issued draft 2015 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C (“2015 Instructions”). These are the forms that employers with 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) in the...more

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Employer Mandate Amended In A Highway Funding Bill

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This seems to be a trend. ACA amendments with some bipartisan support can get done if they are buried in unrelated legislation. When the President signed H.R. 3236, the ACA employer mandate was amended to promote small...more

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Employee Health Care Plans: Tips for Navigating the Affordable Care Act Requirements

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The United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (the "Act") in a recent decision involving the use of the insurance exchanges. Employers are now certain that they must deal with the requirements of the Act...more

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ACA Information Reporting Penalties Have Been Increased

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Code Sections 6055 and 6056 require large employers and all employers (even small employers) sponsoring self-funded health plans to file information returns with the IRS and furnish statements to applicable employees...more

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Will § 4980H Require Judicial Amendment Too?

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Absent applicable transitional relief, most of which vanishes after 2015, an ACA Applicable Large Employer that fails to offer Minimum Essential Coverage to at least 70% of its 2015 full-time employees and their dependents...more

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Simple ACA Rules for Simple (But Not Small) Employers

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If you had at least 50 but less than 100 full-time employees (on an aggregated basis, including full-time equivalents) in an average month in 2014, then you are an ACA “Applicable Large Employer” with ALE reporting...more

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