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Compliance Recap // November 2016

December 2, 2016

6055/6056 Reporting, COBRA, Compliance Alert, DOL, Employee Benefits, Health Savings Account, HHS, HRA, IRS, Notices

November was a busy month for administrative rulemaking in the employee benefits world. The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released advance informational copies of 2016 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report. The government released annual benefit plan amounts for 2017. The IRS […]

Compliance Recap // October 2016

November 8, 2016

6055/6056 Reporting, Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Benefit and Payment Parameters (BPP), CMS, Compliance Alert, DOL, Employee Benefits, Employer Mandate, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, HHS, HIPAA, IRS, OSHA, Preventive Services

October was a busy month for administrative rulemaking in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C, guidance on the taxability of health care sharing ministry employer contributions, and health care information reporting tips. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance on HIPAA […]