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What You Need to Know about Health Flexible Spending Accounts

11/1/20: Updated for 2021 Health FSA limit and 2021 carryover amount. A health flexible spending account (health FSA) is a pre-tax account used to pay for out-of-pocket medical care costs for a participant as well as a participant’s spouse and eligible dependents. Health FSAs are ...

The U.S. Supreme Court and the Future of the Affordable Care Act Part 1

Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as President Trump’s third U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court) Justice on October 26, 2020, to fill the seat vacated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. During the contentious confirmation hearings, along political party lines, Justice Barrett was continuously ...

2020 ACA Reporting for ICHRAs

2/4/2021 Update: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two additional codes for Line 14 of Form 1095-C regarding ICHRA coverage offered to an employee and their spouse, but not his or her dependents. The IRS recently released final instructions for both the 1094-B and 1095-B forms and the ...

IRS Releases Final Forms and Instructions for 2020 ACA Reporting

The IRS recently released final instructions for both the 1094-B and 1095-B forms and the 1094-C and 1095-C forms and the final forms for 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C. The forms have generally remained unchanged from prior years. As a reminder, individuals do not pay a penalty for failure ...

Compliance Recap | September 2020

September was a relatively quiet month in the employee benefits world. President Trump issued an executive order on An America-First Healthcare Plan, noting the Administration’s actions on healthcare and planned actions going forward. A federal district court halted the repeal of certain ...

IRS Notice 2020-76 Provides Relief for 2020 ACA Reporting

As the deadline for reporting of group health coverage offered in 2020 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) approaches, the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has issued IRS Notice 2020-76 (Notice) regarding deadline extensions and requirements as it has done in prior years. ...

FFCRA DOL Reacts to Court Decision Partially Invalidating Temporary Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released updated temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying ...

FFCRA Leave Department of Labor Temporary Regulations Part 2

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying employees ...

FFCRA Leave Department of Labor Temporary Regulations Part 1

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying ...

FFCRA Leave Department of Labor Temporary Regulations Part 3

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying ...

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