Live Webinar | The Government is Knocking: IRS Penalty Assessment Letters and DOL Audits of Health & Welfare Plans
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Live Webinar | The Government is Knocking: IRS Penalty Assessment Letters and DOL Audits of Health & Welfare Plans
August 27, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to send proposed penalty assessment letters to large employers. The Department of Labor (DOL) continues to audit health and welfare benefit plans of all sizes. Being prepared is critical to an employer’s success in responding to the government.
This webinar will:
Discuss what triggers an IRS proposed penalty assessment letter
Describe the general first steps employers should take when they receive a proposed penalty assessment letter
Describe the types of follow-up letters that employers may receive from the IRS
Briefly describe the Marketplace Notices that employers may receive and how these notices differ from IRS proposed penalty assessment letters
Discuss what triggers a DOL audit
Provide general first steps for employers to consider if they receive an audit letter from the DOL
Discuss what the DOL is looking for during an audit, for both fully insured and self-funded plans
Discuss issues the DOL is looking for under the ACA, HIPAA, GINA, mental health parity, the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act, and the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act
Provide information on the general timeline of a DOL audit
Briefly discuss what employers should do if they realize they failed to file ACA reporting forms, report or pay the PCORI fee, or file Form 5500
Provide best practice tips to prepare for an audit of a health and welfare plan
This 60-minute basic webinar will help employers understand how to be prepared when they receive an IRS proposed penalty assessment letter or notice of a DOL audit.
This webinar event has been sent for approval by the Human Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management to qualify for 1 recertification credit hour.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to send proposed penalty assessment letters to large employers. The Department of Labor (DOL) continues to audit health and welfare benefit plans of all sizes. Being prepared is critical to an employer’s success in responding to the government.
