<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Automatic Employee Enrollment Repealed!
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 which repealed the automatic employee enrollment mandate that was added by the Affordable […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> 2016 FSA Limits
The IRS has released Revenue Procedure 2015-53 which presents the 2016 cost-of-living adjustments for several tax-related limits including those for flexible spending arrangements (“FSA”), specifically, the Health […]
<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;"><b>401(k):</b></span> Inflation Adjustments & Plan limits for 2016
The IRS has provided 401(k) inflation adjustments for 2016 that could impact certain dollar limits that apply to 401(k) plans for 2016. An overview of […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> 2015 Transitional Reinsurance Form Available
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the 2015 Transitional Reinsurance Program Annual Enrollment and Contribution Form is now available. The form […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> 1094 1095 Reporting – Extensions & Substitute Forms
Filing Extensions As the countdown to our first 1094 1095 reporting season creeps ever closer to the ominous filing deadline, many employers continue to scramble […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Notice 2015-60: PCORI Fees
The latest PCORI fee amounts have been released! Notice 2015-60 announced the PCORI fee for policy years and plan years that end on or after October 1, […]
<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;">401(k):</span><b> Find and Fix – Participant Loans Weren’t Administered According to Plan Terms
An employee comes to you after taking out a loan against her 401(k). She explains that it has been several months and no repayments are […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Expansion of Small Group Definition Thwarted!
On October 7, 2015, President Obama signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (“PACE”) which preserves the definition of small employer to mean an […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Section 6055 Proposed Regulations Coming
The IRS has released Notice 2015-68 advising taxpayers that they intend to propose regulations relating specifically to Section 6055 information reporting on minimum essential coverage. […]