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Extension of Benefit Plan Timeframes Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

This week, the U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury jointly issued a Final Rule extending certain timeframes for employee ...
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MyEnroll360 Security Notice Customization

When users log www.MyEnroll.com, they are directed to a landing page with an information statement. Before users can move further into MyEnroll, they must click a button ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 30.04.2020
Q.- We are a large employer and use the look-back measurement method for determining full-time status. A full-time employee was terminated from employment in March. We ...
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Add a Vow of Poverty to ACA Compliance Module

MyEnroll360 offers employers who have engaged BAS for health care reform data collection and reporting services the ability to add a Vow of Poverty for their eligible ...
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Reduction of Hours and Health Coverage for Employees

Under the Affordable Care Act, an applicable large employer must offer its full-time employees affordable minimum essential health coverage or pay a penalty. A full-time ...
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Frequently Asked Questions about SBCs

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury jointly issued Frequently Asked Questions about the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) required ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 23.04.2020
Q.- We are re-hiring an employee who was offered and elected COBRA. When he is rehired, he will once again be eligible for health coverage. He asked if he could continue ...
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MyEnroll360 Data Encryption

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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New Features in MyEnroll360

MyEnroll360 includes a series of new features which enhance the user experience. A description of the new changes is contained within the “What’s New” section of the ...
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Tax Credit for COVID-19 Related Leave

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides refundable tax credits to businesses with fewer than 500 employees reimbursing them dollar-for-dollar for ...
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IRS Suggests Safe Security Protocol

With more people working from home, the IRS warns tax professionals and other service providers to take additional security steps to protect private data.
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Direct Deposit for FSA/HRA Reimbursements

Benefit Allocation Systems provides easy and accurate flexible spending account plan administration. While employees may be limited with their banking options due to ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- If an employer is going out of business and COBRA will not be offered, does the employer have to send an unavailability of coverage notice?
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U.S. Department of Labor COVID-19 Guidance

The U.S. Department of Labor has been updating its guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). FFCRA provides employees protections under a new ...
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ACA Marketplace Coverage Enrollment Periods

The Affordable Care Act required all states to create a marketplace through which their residents could purchase health coverage. Some states elected to offer coverage ...
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PPP Loan Premium Reports

BAS has been receiving many requests for how to access reports summarizing costs of health coverage. This article is a reprint with directions that may be helpful for ...
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Destroying Electronic Media

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has guidance on disposing of electronic devices. Employers should make sure they properly ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- I submitted a claim for vitamins to be reimbursed from my health FSA. Why is this being denied? I thought over-the-counter medicines could now be reimbursed from ...
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DOL Issues FFCRA Guidance

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide their workforce with paid sick leave and paid family ...
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Statute of Limitations for IRS ACA Penalties

The Internal Revenue Service released a Chief Counsel Memorandum advising that the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (ESRP) does not have a ...
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Paycheck Protection Program Regulations Issued Evening of 4/2/2020

(Select Portions from Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program)
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CARES Act Makes ACA FSA/HRA Changes

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a rule that starting January 1, 2011, distributions from health care flexible spending account plans and ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- May we let an employee change his Dependent Care FSA election now that he is under a stay-at-home order?
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MyEnroll360 Session Timeout

MyEnroll360 automatically terminates a user’s session after 20 minutes of inactivity. This is an important feature for information systems containing personally ...
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MyEnroll360 Reporting for PPP CARES Act Loan Applications

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) signed into law last week includes a federal small business loan program to incentivize employers to ...
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