The IRS changed the ACA affordability percentage to 9.61% for 2022. The affordability percentage was 9.83% in 2021. This change means employers may have to reduce the ...

FSA Reimbursements After Termination

BAS
02.09.2021
HR & Benefits Compliance

A recent IRS information letter confirms that a participant should elect COBRA continuation coverage, if offered, to get reimbursed from a health FSA for expenses ...

Question of the Week

BAS
02.09.2021
COBRA

Q.- A former employee’s active coverage ended with us in June 2021. He did not elect COBRA coverage in the election period which ended in August because he started ...

Security Advisory for Labor Day

BAS
02.09.2021
MyEnroll360 Security

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint advisory suggesting organizations protect ...

Opt-Out Payments and ACA Affordability

BAS
02.09.2021
Health Care Reform (ACA)

With calendar-year plan open enrollment season approaching, employers should consider the affordability of health coverage and how opt-out payments may impact the lowest ...

Question of the Week

BAS
26.08.2021
Healthcare FSA

Q.- We have an employee who wants to stop making contributions to her Dependent Care FSA now. She asked if she can start contributions again in the fall if she decides ...

Multi-Factor Authentication

BAS
26.08.2021
MyEnroll360 Security

The IRS and its Security Summit Partners urge employers to use multi-factor identification for logins. Multi-factor authentication requires a second method of ...

IRS Webcast for Health Plan Sponsors

BAS
26.08.2021
HR & Benefits Compliance

The IRS is holding a webcast addressing basic fiduciary responsibilities for operating a health plan. The webcast is intended for medium and small sized employers.

IRS Letter 227

BAS
26.08.2021
Health Care Reform (ACA)

Employers may have received one or more Letters 227 from the IRS. These letters are acknowledgement letters closing an employer shared responsibility payment (ESRP) ...

Question of the Week

BAS
19.08.2021
COBRA

Q.- Should we keep copies of the COBRA qualifying event letter we send to a terminated employee?

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