Time is running out! Sign up now for our monthly compliance webinar, "In the Deep End: IRS Play or Pay Reporting for Difficult Employee Groups". - Bim Group

Time is running out! Sign up now for our monthly compliance webinar, “In the Deep End: IRS Play or Pay Reporting for Difficult Employee Groups”.

Benefit Insurance Marketing is pleased to extend an invitation to attend our upcoming monthly compliance Webinar. In conjunction with our alliance with United Benefit Advisors, you have the opportunity to learn more about the latest compliance trends and regulations from one of the nations leading employment and benefit law firms, Jackson Lewis LLP. Best of all, you can take advantage of the Webinar from the convenience of your office and personal computer.

If you are a Team BIM client, you should have received an email on Friday, August, July 28, 2015 with a preferred employer discount code to view the webinar for free.  If you did not receive the email or have misplaced it, please contact compliance@teambim.com with the client name in the subject line.

 

In the Deep End: IRS Play or Pay Reporting for Difficult Employee Groups Tuesday, September 8, 2015 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reporting for employers with 50 or more full time or full time equivalent employees in early 2016 is on the horizon. For some employers, the reporting requirements and process is relatively straightforward, but some industries and employee groups are more difficult to report on. This webinar will help provide guidance for employers facing difficult reporting situations.

This webinar will:

·         Explain the difference in reporting requirements for small (less than 50) and large (50 or more) employers, and self-funded versus fully insured

·         Provide best practices on reporting when an employer moves between self-funded and fully insured or vice versa

·         Provide best practices for employers with union employees

·         Discuss how to report coverage that is offered to employees who work less than 30 hours a week

·         Provide a basic overview of the IRS’ “Affordable Care Act Information Returns” process for employers who wish to or must file electronically and who are not utilizing a third party vendor

·         Provide information on how to handle employers who decline coverage or move in and out of eligibility

This 90-minute intermediate to expert level webinar will help employers determine the best practices for reporting in difficult situations or circumstances.

The presentation will be posted on the UBA website the day before the webinar.

PRESENTERS Kathleen R. Barrow is a Shareholder in the Rapid City, South Dakota, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She has designed welfare benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements, and has counseled sponsors and administrators of these types of plans, for 15 years.

Ms. Barrow actively participates in national coalitions of counsel that assist employers in defending audits of welfare and pension benefit plans. She advises clients and counsel across the country with regard to defined contribution arrangements that provide post-retirement health benefits to employees.

Ms. Barrow will be joined by Leah Bifulco, a CPA from Casey Peterson & Associates, a South Dakota CPA and financial advising firm.

Ms. Bifulco graduated from Black Hills State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting. She also has a minor in Computer Applications.

Ms. Bifulco is Casey Peterson & Associates’ federal awards expert. Her experience with federal awards includes providing training and consulting related to federal award compliance and indirect cost rates. She also has experience with school district, municipality, and special district audits. Recently, Ms. Bifulco has moved into the litigation and non-profit consulting arena, providing financial reporting and tax advice to area non-profit organizations.

Ms. Bifulco is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the South Dakota CPA Society.

Register here for the webinar.

Register for this webinar today while seating is still available. Each webinar is 90 minutes and is an exceptional educational value for only $149. This webinar event has been submitted to the Human Resource Certification Institute to qualify for 1.5 recertification credit hours.HRCI@
 

 

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