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IRS Issues Guidance on Understanding Letter 227

The IRS has been notifying employers of penalty assessments for non-compliance with the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions of the Affordable Care Act. ACA ...
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FBI Warns Against Identity Theft

The FBI has released an article with tips for individuals to build a digital defense against identity theft. In the article, the FBI recognizes that while the growing ...
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BAS Supports American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life

As part of Benefit Allocation System’s focus on community service, BAS participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Walk on June 2. BAS employees raised ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 07.06.2018
Q.- An employee has family coverage under our medical plan and pays for the coverage on a pre-tax basis through our cafeteria plan. She is getting a divorce, and she ...
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Reporting and Disclosures under ERISA

The U.S. Department of Labor has a Reporting and Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans. The Guide may be accessed by clicking here.
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ACA PCORI Fee due July 31, 2018

The Affordable Care Act created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to improve the quality of health care and provide information to help consumers ...
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Pending Dependents in MyEnroll

MyEnroll.com offers employers a way to “pend” a dependent in the system to obtain documentation of dependent status before enrolling the dependent for coverage. This ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 31.05.2018
Q.- An employee is terminating employment tomorrow and just told us that he was divorced 5 years ago. His wife has remained on our plan. Since his wife should never have ...
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Extended EEO-1 Filing Due Tomorrow

Many employers have to file an annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This report identifies the make-up ...
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Increase to ACA Affordability Percentage

The IRS announced a change to the ACA affordability threshold for 2019.
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