Government has Issued the 2020 Adjustments for ACA’s OOP Limits, Penalty Amounts, and Affordability HHS Announces OOP Limitations for 2020 With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), group health plans became required to apply an out-of-pocket limitation to […]
Medicare Part D notices (of either creditable or non-creditable coverage) are due for distribution prior to October 15th. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 requires entities who offer prescription drug coverage to notify Medicare Part D eligible […]
The IRS has released its 2020 annual inflation adjustments for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as determined under Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code. Specifically, IRS Revenue Procedure 2019-25 provides the adjusted limits for contributions to a Health Savings Account […]
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fee/Comparative Effectiveness Fee Reminder: Plan Sponsors of Applicable Self-Funded Health Plans Must Make PCORI Fee Payment By July 31, 2019. Please let this serve as a reminder that the PCORI fee is due by July […]
Fraser Trebilcock attorney Brian T. Gallagher will be presenting on multiple panels next week at the American Bar Association Tax Section’s May Meeting in Washington, D.C. Brian’s presentations will focus on various aspects of the new excise tax imposed on […]
Paid Medical Leave Act in General The recently enacted Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA) requires entities which employ 50 or more individuals to provide paid medical leave for their eligible employees and family members. Effective Date March 29, 2019 Affected […]
Upcoming Deadlines: (1) Form W-2 Reporting of Employer-Provided Health Coverage; And (2) Medicare Part D Notices to CMS Reminder: Form W-2 Reporting on Aggregate Cost of Employer Sponsored Coverage Unless subject to an exemption, employers must report the aggregate cost […]
Delay of Deadline to Furnish Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to Individuals The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has extended the deadline for 2018 Information Reporting by employers (and other entities) to individuals under Internal Revenue Code sections 6055 and 6056 by […]
IRS Announces Increases for Health FSAs The IRS has just released its 2019 annual inflation adjustments, in which it announced that the dollar limitation under Code section 125 on voluntary employee salary reductions for contribution to health flexible spending arrangements […]
IRS Releases Final ACA Employer Reporting Forms & Instructions (1094-B, 1094-C, 1095-B, and 1095-C) The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has finalized Forms 1094/1095-B and 1094/1095-C for the 2018 tax year, as well as their related instructions, which are required to […]