by Scott Behrens | September 11, 2018 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Health Reform / ACA, Reporting & Disclosure
The House of Representatives is scheduled to consider a package of bills that would make significant changes to employer requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Reports suggest the package will pass through the Republican-controlled House this week; however,...
by Mark Holloway | August 13, 2018 | Compliance Services, Employer Mandate, Reporting & Disclosure, Tax Issues
By now, you’re likely aware that the IRS has sent hundreds of letters to employers indicating that they may owe penalties because of noncompliance with the ACA employer mandate. Penalties can occur when a full-time employee purchases coverage on a state insurance...
by Ed Fensholt | October 23, 2017 | ACA Repeal and Replace, Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Health Reform / ACA, Individual Mandate, Reporting & Disclosure
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes health insurance coverage mandates on individuals and employers, but to this point the IRS has been slow to enforce the mandates. That may no longer be the case as the IRS signals it is prepared to begin an enforcement effort in...
by Scott Behrens | July 1, 2015 | Health Reform, Reporting & Disclosure
The steady drumbeat announcing the coming leviathan of Affordable Care Act-related employer reporting continues to grow louder, even as we wait for the IRS to issue the final forms and instructions that will be used for reporting 2015 information in early 2016. This...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | January 15, 2015 | Compliance Services, Dollar Limits, Domestic Partners, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Essential Health Benefits, Form 5500s, Health Reform, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, HIPAA, Life Insurance, Medicare, Mental Health Parity, Misc Health Reform, Preventive Care, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure, Tax Issues
Compliance deadlines for health and welfare plans continue to abound as we start 2015. In the listing below, we focus on compliance deadlines during the first half of 2015. Although Jan. 1 has passed, we have also included items having compliance deadlines related to...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | October 13, 2014 | CHIPRA, Compliance Services, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Form 5500s, Grandfathered Provisions, Health Plan Identifiers, Health Reform, Insurance Exchanges, Preventive Care, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure
In the world of employee benefits, one of the sure signs that fall has arrived is a flurry of articles regarding compliance deadlines to be met before the end of the year. To help you get a jump on next year’s issues, we have also included some of the compliance...
