And if you are an ACA “Applicable Large Employer” (ALE), it was.
The American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628, with last minute amendments noted in H. Rep. 115-109, passed the House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon,...more
In the ACA realm, change is the only constant, so don’t take this to the bank. We’re telling you what we see for the first time, on a first reading of the draft 2016 Forms and Instructions that the IRS has released since...more
So, you were a 2015 Applicable Large Employer. You waited too late to outsource your generation, furnishing and filing of 2015 Forms 1095-C. Fortunately, you believe, you are permitted to file on paper, by May 31, 2016,...more
Was the title of a 1970 soul hit for the Chairmen of the Board. Though your love for ACA information reporting is unlikely to grow as a result, you may need a little more time to get it done. This article responds to multiple...more
We work closely with employers (mostly ALEs) and an array of service providers – payroll processors, benefit plan consultants and administrators, software developers and transmitters, employee leasing firms, insurance brokers...more
On September 18, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a set of “Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace’s (FFM) 2016 Employer Notice Program.”...more
9/22/2015
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On September 16, 2015, the IRS finalized these ACA coverage reporting Forms and Instructions... We report here, with minimal analysis, changes that we recognized on first comparison to the 2015 Draft Forms and Instructions....more
9/21/2015
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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
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