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Health Reimbursement Account Cafeteria Plans

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Spurred by COVID-19 Emergency, IRS Issues Cafeteria Plan Relief

Relief from the strict employee benefit cafeteria plan mid-year election changes rules has finally arrived. In Notice 2020-29, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance providing cafeteria plan participants with...more

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Do We Need a Plan Amendment for That? Top FAQs to Decide

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have gotten daily calls and emails from our clients asking how furloughs, layoffs, the CARES Act, and a host of other pandemic-related changes affect the benefit plans that they...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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New ACA Guidance Warrants Another "Checkup" of Employer Health Plans

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On December 16, 2015, the IRS issued Notice 2015-87 (the "Notice"), which provides "question-and-answer" guidance regarding how various Affordable Care Act (the "ACA") provisions apply to employer-provided group health plans....more

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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 22 of 24): Affordability, HRA Contributions,...

The Treasury Department and the IRS this week issued Notice 2015-87 that addresses, among other things, the effect of Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) contributions, cafeteria plan flex credits and opt-out payments on...more

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The Affordable Care Act Creates Compliance Challenges For HRAs And Other Arrangements

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On September 13, 2013 the U.S. Department of the Treasury (IRS), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), collectively referred to herein as the Departments, coordinated...more

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