Substantial new guidance has been issued on QSEHRAs, the new type of health reimbursement arrangement described in Code Section 9831(d) that is exempt from ERISA’s requirements that apply to group health plans. If an employee...more
Retirement Plan Limits -
The IRS updated very few of the retirement plan limits effective for the plan year that begins on or after January 1, 2018.
Social Security Tax and Wage Base -
For calendar year 2018, the...more
The IRS issued an announcement paralleling the relief granted to Hurricane Harvey victims to those in Florida affected by Hurricane Irma. Announcement 2017-13 (the “Announcement”) relaxes hardship distribution standards for...more
The IRS issued an announcement that may allow participants and beneficiaries of 401(k) plans or 403(b) plans that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey easier access to their retirement funds until January 31,...more
This afternoon the Internal Revenue Service issued IRS Notice 2016-70 extending the distribution due date for ACA reporting purposes. Specifically, the notice extends by 30 days the due date for distributing the 2016 Form...more
In Announcement 2016-39 issued on October 21, 2016, the IRS follows its long-standing practice and eases application of the qualified plan loan and/or hardship rules for those who were impacted by Hurricane Mathew. For...more
In July of 2015, the IRS announced that it would end its regular determination letter program for individually designed plans effective January 1, 2017. At the time of this announcement, many plan sponsors and other...more
Unlike the forms for the 2015 calendar year, the 2016 Forms 1095-C must be provided to employees by January 31 and must be submitted to the IRS electronically by March 31 (for those with under 250 forms submitting on paper,...more
Newly proposed IRS regulations seek to clarify certain aspects of reporting of minimum essential coverage by employers and issuers under Code Section 6055. Here, we focus on proposals that impact employer reporting (Part III...more
The IRS Office of Chief Counsel has released a memorandum (Number 201622031) confirming that the following rewards and incentives result in additional taxable wages to the employee: -
Cash rewards payable to an employee...more
Once again, at the end of 2015, the monthly transit benefit amount not subject to tax was retroactively increased from $130 per month to $250 month (it has been increased to $255 for 2016, so employers will not have this same...more
The IRS updated very few of the retirement plan limits effective for the plan year that begins on or after January 1, 2016. A comparison of the 2016 and 2015 limits is listed below.
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Yet another end-of-year brings another late-breaking IRS notice.
The IRS has extended the deadlines that apply to employers and coverage providers for reporting health coverage through the 2015 Forms 1094/1095. ...more