All group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals (whether actively working, retired, or disabled) are required to notify CMS whether or not the coverage provided is creditable. This disclosure is required whether the coverage is primary or secondary to Medicare. Employers must file their Disclosure Notice through the…
The IRS has released the 2020 inflation adjustments affecting Health Savings Accounts and High Deductible Health Plans. The 2020 IRS HSA limits are as follows: ITEM 2019 2020 Annual Contribution Limit – Individual $3,500 $3,550 Annual Contribution Limit – Family $7,000 $7,100 Annual Catch-Up Contribution Limit (Age 55 to 65) $1,000 $1,000 Minimum Deductible for…
Am I required to file a Form 5500 or 5500-SF for my employee benefit plan? Administrators of ERISA employee benefit plans are required to file an annual Form 5500 or 5500-SF, unless a reporting exemption applies. More specifically, if you are the administrator of a profit sharing plan, stock bonus plan, money purchase plan, 401(k)…
Each year, employee benefit plan administrators are generally required to file a return/report regarding the plan’s financial condition, investments and operations. The annual reporting obligation is generally satisfied by filing the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan or Form 5500-SF Short Form Annual Return/Report of Small Employee Benefit Plan, plus any required schedules…
Our team has updated the Virginia State Continuation Form. As a reminder, employers with under 20 employees are required to provide written notice within 14 days of learning of a covered person’s loss of eligibility under the plan. The covered individual must notify the employer within 60 days of their termination of eligibility if they intend to…
As health care costs continue to rise, so has the value of voluntary benefits. Voluntary benefits allow employers to offer benefits that are attractive to employees without added cost to the company. Many employers consider expanding their voluntary benefits to compensate for employees’ increasing health care costs. Employees benefit because they have a variety of…
Policies Renewed Under Extended Non-Enforcement Policy Must Comply by January 1, 2021 A previously extended non-enforcement policy which allows health insurance issuers, at their option, to continue group coverage that would otherwise be terminated or cancelled has been further extended to policy years beginning on or before October 1, 2020, provided that all policies come…
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, President Donald Trump delivered the 2019 State of the Union Address (SOTU). The SOTU is an annual message delivered by the president to a joint session of Congress at the beginning of each year. At this year’s SOTU, President Trump discussed issues that have the potential to impact the employee…
The IRS has announced that the contribution limit for health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs) will be $2,700 in 2019. For 2018, the contribution limit is $2,650. For more information on health FSAs, check out our Flexible Spending Arrangements page in the HR360 Library.
The IRS deadlines to furnish Forms 1095-C and 1095-B to employees in early 2019 are fast approaching. The deadlines are as follows: Employers with 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) generally must furnish a Form 1095-C to all full-time employees no later than March 4, 2019. Self-insured employers with fewer than 50…
