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 ...

IRS Announces 2019 Tax Year Plan Inflation Adjustments

BAS
15.11.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

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 ...

Qualified Transportation Benefit Primer

BAS
08.11.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

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 ...

2019 COLA for Social Security

BAS
01.11.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2019 will be 2.8 percent. This means Social Security beneficiaries will get an increase in their monthly benefit ...

New IRS Tax Reform Website

BAS
25.10.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

The IRS released a webpage, www.IRS.gov/taxreform which provides information about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affects an individual's taxes. A link to the webpage can ...

Mid-Year Cafeteria Plan Election Changes

BAS
18.10.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

In order to keep tax-favored status, elections under an employer's cafeteria plan must stay in place for the entire plan year. The IRS does allow elections to be changed ...

DOL Releases New FMLA Forms

BAS
11.10.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

The Department of Labor released new model forms that employers may use for determining and communicating an FMLA leave.

Distribute Medicare Part D Notices Now

BAS
04.10.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

Employers with prescription drug plans must provide a notice to Medicare-eligible participants letting them know if their prescription drug coverage is “creditable” or ...

Updated FCRA Notices

BAS
27.09.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection updated two of its model Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Notices: The Summary of Consumer Rights and the Summary of Consumer ...

Summary Annual Report Due Soon

BAS
20.09.2018
HR & Benefits Compliance

ERISA requires administrators of health plans to give information about the plan’s operation to participants. One of the ERISA requirements is the distribution of a ...

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