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Enhance Your Employee Benefits Package By Adding a Consumer Driven Account (CDA) by BASIC
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Proposed Federal Paid Leave – American Families Plan
President Biden's American Family Plan would offer 12 weeks of…
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Court Approves Non-Traditional Work Week for Overtime Pay
Federal overtime pay standards under the Fair Labor Standards…
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Can Physician “Concierge Fees” be Reimbursed From a Health FSA or HSA?
As “concierge medicine” gains popularity, we are getting…
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Clarified Again, Individual Premium Reimbursement is Not Allowed
The new ACA FAQ XXII Compliance of Premium Reimbursement Arrangements(FAQ…
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What's the Outlook for the Expired Tax Breaks?
Year end tax planning for 2014 is particularly challenging because…
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Healthcare Reform Questions: 50-99 employee transitional relief
Question: One of my clients has 75 employees and has never…
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FAQs regarding implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Set out below are additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)…
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“Election Lock” Solved For Participants Who Wish To Enroll In Marketplace Coverage
Background
Under Change of Status rules in effect prior…
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40 tax provisions for 2015
The Internal Revenue Service announced in Revenue Procedure…
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Forget About Use-it-or-Lose-it: The New $500 Carryover Rule has FSA Accounts on the Rise!
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a new ruling last fall that…
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IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limitations for 2015
The Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration…
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IRS Releases Notice 2014-55 Providing for Additional Election Changes
Provided by Larry Grudzien
On September 18, 2014, the…
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Toeing the Fine Line Between Employees and Independent Contractors
Businesses often prefer to treat workers as independent contractors…
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Supporting Your Employee HSAs Across Multiple Banks
With the growth of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) it is quite…
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Court: Missing COBRA Notice Led to Hefty Legal Penalties
Just how important are COBRA notices when an employee leaves…
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DOs and DON'Ts for Deducting Meals, Entertainment and Travel
If you're claiming a deduction for meals, entertainment,…
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Another Employer Headache: The Complexity of ERISA Compliance
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added to the already overwhelming…
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Review of Reporting Requirements under Code Sections 6055 & 6056
In late August 2014, the IRS released instructions for completing…
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Are employee assistance programs subject to COBRA?
Provided by Larry Grudzien
Are employee assistance programs…
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Supreme Court Weighs in on ESOPs
Employee stock option plans (ESOPs) were conceived to be a "win-win"…
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FMLA Enforcement Initiative: Are you ready?
The Department of Labor is extremely busy in launching on-site…
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