2015 Form 5500 – IRS Recommends Not Answering Proposed Questions
Late last year, the U.S. Department of Labor released the 2015 Form 5500. See our earlier blog here. This new form included proposed compliance questions […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> IRS Releases Publication 502 and Publication 503 for 2015 Tax Returns
The IRS released Publication 502 and Publication 503 for use in preparing 2015 tax returns. Publication 502 includes medical expenses that are deductible on a taxpayer’s […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Subrogation Rights
The United States Supreme Court recently decided the case of Montanile v. Board of Trustees. This case will be of interest to employers with self-insured […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Health FSAs and COBRA Continuation
This is the fourth and final installment of our series of blogs on IRS Notice 2015-87. The first three blogs (and much of the Notice) […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Full-time Employee Status – IRS Notice 2015-87.
This is the third in our series of Blogs covering IRS Notice 2015-87. The first blog discussed the integration of HRAs and similar arrangements into […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Integration of HRAs with Group Health Plans
The IRS recently published Notice 2015-87 which provides additional guidance to employers on compliance with the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). This Notice is lengthy and […]
2015 Form 5500 Released
The U.S. Department of Labor has released the 2015 Form 5500 and related instructions. Modifications to Form 5500 as well as schedules and instructions for […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Federally-Facilitated Marketplace’s 2016 Employer Notice Program
According to a recent FAQ released from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), the federally-facilitated marketplace (“FFM”) will begin its employer notice program […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FAQs RELEASED: ACA and Mental Health Parity Implementation
On October 23, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury released FAQs Part XXIX regarding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act […]