Employers that have calendar year health plans and use the look-back measurement method for determining their employees’ full-time status will likely be able to make those determinations soon. Analyzing look back results is important to be able to make proper offers of coverage to full-time employees in the upcoming open enrollment period for the 2019 plan year.
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Q.- We are hiring a student to help us over winter break. She will work 40 hours per week, but only for 3 weeks. Does the Affordable Care Act require us to offer her health coverage for the 3 weeks she is working?
The Small Business Administration (SBA) offers help for all aspects of the business life cycle - planning a business, launching a business, managing a business and growing a business. Its Business Guide resource provides 10 steps to starting a business. The Guide can be accessed by clicking here.
Today, the IRS extended a key Affordable Care Act deadline - the due date for furnishing to individuals the 2018 Form 1095-B and Form 1095-C.
Q.- We are offering a new health plan at open enrollment for the upcoming 2019 plan year. The covered benefits under the plan are changing significantly. Do we have to give everyone a COBRA election?
With the approach of Open Enrollment for calendar year health plans, employers may want to review their employee communications to make sure all required notices are being provided to employees.
Today, the Internal Revenue Service announced various tax code inflation adjustments for 2019. Employers should note the following new limits for their health plans in the 2019 tax year.
Q.- My employer offers a health flexible spending account plan. It is a small employer (10 employees) and the payroll processor reimburses claims when she get around to it. How soon does the company have to pay me my money after I submit my FSA reimbursement request?
A qualified transportation plan is a tax-favored arrangement under Code section 132 that allows employees to contribute a portion of their compensation, pre-tax, to pay for specific transportation expenses. There are two types of qualified transportation plans: (1) Transit & Vanpooling Accounts and (2) Parking Accounts. Under these plans, reimbursement may be made for a ride in a commuter highway vehicle between the employee’s home and workplace; a transit pass; or qualified parking.
The IRS released the dollar amount that is used to calculate the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund fee for plan years that end on or after October 1, 2018 and before October 1, 2019. The fee has increased to $2.45.
