As employers increasingly struggle with rising health plan costs, the IRS has provided some good news. Recently, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability threshold will increase to 9.96% of household...more
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) has become a popular tool for succession planning and tax structuring, especially for S corporations. As more business owners look to retire and wish to avoid selling their life’s...more
If your organization sponsors a 403(b) retirement plan, there’s a crucial Internal Revenue Service (IRS) deadline you can’t afford to ignore. The IRS has announced a plan restatement deadline for 403(b) plans....more
While the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative (“PCORI”) fee was updated at the turn of the year, the fee is not actually paid until July. For those of you that forgot about the fee, this is your reminder to start...more
If you have equity as part of your retirement or executive compensation plans, you likely need a 409A valuation. The need for a valuation also applies if you are preparing to issue equity (equity grants or stock options) or...more
2/19/2025
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Last month, the IRS released the 2025 cost-of-living adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). The IRS requires that in order to contribute to an HSA, an individual must be...more
If you were born before 1951, remember that you must take your required minimum distributions (RMDs) from funds held in individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and other retirement plans before the end of the year. ...more
Last week, the IRS announced it was increasing enforcement strategies aimed at Employee Stock Ownership Plans “ESOPs”. The IRS stated this new focus on ESOPs is part of the effort to ensure tax laws are applied fairly and...more
Last month the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that a company’s benefits committee did not properly delegate decision-making authority to its benefits department....more