Tag: HRA
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Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements for 2018
(This inform is not updated to reflect 2019 proposed regulations so should be presumed to be partially obsolete). Last month the Internal Revenue Service released 59 page Notice 2017-67 which provides guidance on Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements (QSEHRAs). QSEHRAs were first established as part of the 21st Century Cures Act enacted in late 2016…
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Section 18001 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Small Business HRAs)
EXCEPTION FROM GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS Section 18001. (Annotated) (a) Amendments To The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 And The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9831 (excepted benefits) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following…
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20 Rules for Operating a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
Update for 2018: Please see “2018: The year for a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)” Update December 10, 2017: I published an annotated copy of IRS proposed regulations for Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements (QSEHRAs) that should be followed with 2018 QSEHRAs. It makes sense to view this as an additional option and not a replacement…
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What options are available to employers who wish to help employees afford the cost of health care?
Provisions of the Affordable Care Act dramatically changed the tax treatment of employer-paid health benefits. Some of the most popular traditional health plans of the recent past now trigger an extremely harsh tax on the employer. Taxes of up to $36,500 per employee per year kicked in on July 1, 2015 for businesses with less than…
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Historic employee benefit plan documents
I am aware that there is a demand for historic benefit plan documents – those that compiled with the laws of a period in the past – and I maintain a range of prototype documents used by my small business practice. At the same time, we know that it is not legal to use these…
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18 Things Small Businesses Must Know About Health Reimbursement Arrangements
New tax laws changes affecting HRAs can have huge impact on small businesses that reimburse employee health care costs