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HIPAA When Business Closes

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found that consequences for HIPAA violations don’t stop when a business closes. In a recent settlement agreement, ...
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Wage and Hour Compliance Videos

The U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, has released a series of video clips to help employers understand their legal obligations. These videos are short, ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 26.04.2018
Q.- An employee got married and changed her name. Do we have to send her a new Form 1095-C?
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Invoice Viewing in MyEnroll

Employers can view their BAS/CCS monthly invoices online. Each month, an invoice with a summary of the bill is sent to the employer. An employer who wants more ...
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Options for Determining Full Time Status

An applicable large employer must offer its full-time employees affordable health coverage or pay a penalty. Employers have two options for counting their employees’ ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 19.04.2018
Q.- An employee elected to contribute $2,000 to his FSA for the year and has not been reimbursed for any amount yet. He just terminated employment. His son is getting ...
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Final Rule Scales Back ACA

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final notice last week further diminishing the individual mandate and essential health benefits under the ...
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New MyEnroll Mass Email Manager Module

BAS recognizes an employer’s ongoing need to send information to its diverse employee population. Sometimes, an employer needs to communicate with a subset employees and ...
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Encrypting Data at Rest

Benefit Allocation Systems ensures proper security for all retained data. Not only does BAS encrypt data in transit, but BAS also encrypts data at rest. Data at rest ...
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Employers with Tipped Employees

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued a Field Assistance Bulletin explaining the enforcement of tip credit rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act. ...
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MyEnroll Employee Billing History

MyEnroll.com allows employers the ability to see a history of employee premium payments and fee details. This application within the MyEnroll.com billing module is ...
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ACA Compliance Continues

Now that employers have completed their 2017 Affordable Care Act reporting obligations, they should turn their attention to 2018 ACA compliance. Applicable Large ...
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Increase in Ransomware Attacks

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) has announced an increase in ransomware attacks. A ransomware attack occurs when malicious ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 12.04.2018
Q.- We would like our employees to be more engaged in their health care. Can we set up a Health Savings Account for all of our employees?
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Employers Subject to COBRA

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, commonly known as COBRA, requires certain employers to offer individuals continuation of health coverage, at ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 05.04.2018
Q.- We terminated a member of our accounting department who stole a lot of money from our company. We will not be offering the employee COBRA since his termination is ...
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Form 1040 Individual Tax Return Health Care Disclosures

The Affordable Care Act requires almost all individuals to have minimum essential health coverage, qualify for an exemption, or pay a tax penalty. Individuals must ...
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FTC Releases Identity Theft Warning

The Federal Trade Commission issued a new alert on Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft. The FTC partnered with the Internal Revenue Service to allow people to ...
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COBRA Check Reports

BAS' Cobra Control Services provides brokers with an online report of all COBRA payment checks sent to their client employers.
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IRS Updates Publication 969 - FSA/HRA/HSA

IRS Publication 969 provides basic information on certain programs designed to give individuals tax advantages to offset healthcare costs. Specifically, the publication ...
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