COBRA Premium Subsidy in American Rescue Plan Act
- BAS
- 12.03.2021
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) provides a COBRA premium subsidy for certain individuals.
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Question of the Week
- BAS
- 04.03.2021
- COBRA
Q.- An employee just gave notice that he is going to quit. Do we have to send a COBRA notice since we did not fire him?
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Question of the Week
- BAS
- 25.02.2021
- COBRA
Q.- We have an insured health plan. Will our COBRA continuants get a Form 1095 from the insurance company to show they had coverage?
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COBRA Extension Period End
- BAS
- 25.02.2021
- COBRA
Changes are imminent in the COBRA world. While the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, the government-provided extension for COBRA enrollment and payments is about to end.
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Question of the Week
- BAS
- 18.02.2021
- Healthcare FSA
Q.- An employee asked if the cost of a mail-in ancestry test he just purchased is eligible for reimbursement from his health FSA. Is it?
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Medical/Dental Expense Publication for 2020 Tax Filings
- BAS
- 18.02.2021
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The IRS released an updated version of Publication 502- Medical and Dental Expenses- that should be used for filing 2020 tax returns. Publication 502 explains the ...
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ACA and Filing IRS 1040 Tax Returns
- BAS
- 18.02.2021
- Health Care Reform (ACA)
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the Affordable Care Act individual shared responsibility payment to $0.00 starting with the January 1, 2019 tax year. Form 1040 no ...
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Question of the Week
- BAS
- 11.02.2021
- COBRA
Q.- A former employee who is continuing health coverage through COBRA said she is entitled to a subsidy for her premiums for medical coverage through the Trade ...
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Prescription Drug Coverage Disclosure Filing
- BAS
- 11.02.2021
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The Medicare Modernization Act requires employers with health plans that include prescription drug coverage to notify Medicare-eligible participants if the drug coverage ...
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Question of the Week
- BAS
- 04.02.2021
- HR & Benefits Compliance
Q.- We are getting ready to send our 1095-C forms. We have a full-time employee but she waived health coverage. Does she still need to get a Form 1095?
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