20 Oct IRS Releases Draft Forms and Instructions for 2017 ACA Reporting

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Here are the latest updates in ACA Reporting, including the released IRS draft forms and instructions. Read the original article here. Source: Capilla D. (5 October 2017). "IRS Releases Draft Forms and Instructions for 2017 ACA Reporting" [Web Blog Post]. Retrieved from address https://blog.ubabenefits.com/irs-releases-draft-forms-and-instructions-for-2017-aca-reporting-1 Under the Patient Protection and Affordable...

16 Jun Are You Ready for the Marketplace Notices?

Posted at 10:00h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Health Care Reform, HR

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Original Post from ThinkHR.com By: Laura Kerekes Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), each Health Insurance Exchange (Marketplace) must notify employers when they have an employee who has received a government subsidy to enroll in a health plan through the Marketplace. These notices will begin being sent...

17 May Employers’ Greatest Fears: PPACA & Compliance

Posted at 10:00h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Health Care Reform

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The last few years have put employers in the position of becoming compliance officers. The Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Internal Revenue Service have actively been pursuing small- and mid-size businesses about various issues, from PPACA reporting to wage and hour...

13 May ACA Regulations Roundup

Posted at 10:00h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform

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The IRS has also added filing errors relating to Form 5500 to its project list, and multiple federal agencies confirmed that the just-announced templates relating to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage will not go into effect until the first day of the first plan...

02 May Controlled Groups, Affiliated Groups and Management Companies: The Heavy Price of Ignorance

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It is not unusual for an entrepreneurial family, a group of physicians, or a fast-growing corporation to spin off pieces of a certain segment of a business or to open a completely new business with profits earned from an existing one. Don’t overlook related corporate...

29 Apr DOL Issues Another FAQ on ACA Implementation

Posted at 10:00h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Health Care Reform

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its 31st FAQ on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), dedicated to coverage of preventive services, rescissions of coverage, out-of-network emergency services, clinical trial coverage, cost-sharing limitations, the Mental Health Parity Act,...

30 Mar When it Comes to the “Cadillac” Tax, There’s No Escaping Death and Taxes

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Original post ubabenefits.com The 2015 UBA Health Plan Survey data reveals who will not escape the 40% excise tax to take effect in 2020. The “Cadillac” tax, now called the excise tax, was originally set to start in 2018, but legislation passed the end of 2015...

24 Feb Top 10 Questions about the Minimum Value Penalty

Posted at 10:00h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Health Care Plans, PPACA

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Original post ubabenefits.com An employer that offers minimum essential coverage to substantially all of its full-time employees may still owe penalties if the coverage it offers is inadequate because it is not "affordable" or it does not provide "minimum value." It also may owe penalties on...

06 Jan IRS pinpoints ACA affordability percentage for safe harbor

Posted at 05:20h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Health Care Reform

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The IRS has announced that the inflation-adjusted percentage used to determine what is “affordable” health coverage for individuals will also apply to the safe harbor for employers....

03 Sep The Surprising Compliance Issues of High Deductible Health Plan/Health Savings Account Arrangements

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As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) comes into complete fruition, many employers are offering to employees High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and facilitating the establishment and funding of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Read more here...

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20 Oct IRS Releases Draft Forms and Instructions for 2017 ACA Reporting

16 Jun Are You Ready for the Marketplace Notices?

17 May Employers’ Greatest Fears: PPACA & Compliance

13 May ACA Regulations Roundup

02 May Controlled Groups, Affiliated Groups and Management Companies: The Heavy Price of Ignorance

29 Apr DOL Issues Another FAQ on ACA Implementation

30 Mar When it Comes to the “Cadillac” Tax, There’s No Escaping Death and Taxes

24 Feb Top 10 Questions about the Minimum Value Penalty

06 Jan IRS pinpoints ACA affordability percentage for safe harbor

03 Sep The Surprising Compliance Issues of High Deductible Health Plan/Health Savings Account Arrangements

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