Health and Welfare: IRS Releases 2021 Adjusted Dollar Limits
The IRS recently announced the tax year 2021 annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax […]
<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> 2014 Publication 969 Released: <em>Just in Time for Tax Filing!</em>
The IRS has released the 2014 Publication 969, Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans. Publication 969 provides the general rules for: Health savings […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Health FSA Carryovers and HSAs
The IRS addressed potential problems with HSA eligibility when an employee retains a general purpose health FSA from the prior plan year as a result […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> 2013 Publication 969: HSA, FSA, HRA and MSA
2013 Publication 969: HSA, FSA, HRA and MSA: The IRS has released the 2013 Publication 969, Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans. This publication […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> IRS Releases Publications 502 and 503 for 2013 Tax Returns
The IRS releases Publications 502 and 503 for use in preparing 2013 tax returns. Publication 502 lists the medical expenses that are deductible on a […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> IRS Guidance: Same-Sex Spouses In Cafeteria Plans , Health FSAs, HSA, and DCAPs
The Internal Revenue Service has provided additional guidance on the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Windsor case on same-sex married persons who […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> 2014 Employer Plan Year Reminders
The following is a recap of some of the provisions impacting employer plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Please note […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Legal Status of Certain Account-Based Funding Arrangements Under the Affordable Care Act
Recent guidance from the Department of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services has clarified the legal status of certain account-based funding arrangements under the […]