2 minute read: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the period of non-enforcement for certain non-compliant health policies under …
2019
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ACA AuditAffordable Care ActIRS 226J/226-J
More Suggestions on Responding to IRS Letter 226J [UPDATE]
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: The IRS has issued more than $4.5 billion in penalties to employers that failed to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate for the 2015 tax …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
An ACA Penalty Risk Assessment May Help School Districts Avoid IRS Penalties
4 minute read: The Affordable Care Act is complex and complying with the law’s Employer Mandate can be challenging for school districts. We had that confirmed in recent conversations at …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
Employers Must Correct IRS Errors to Avoid ACA Penalties
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: We are all human, including the people who work at the IRS. And like all of us, sometimes they make mistakes. The only difference is that errors …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
CMS Report Shows a Stabilizing ACA
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: The latest open enrollment period report for the 2019 plan year from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) shows that the Affordable Care Act marketplace …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
Reduce IRS Penalty Risk With Monthly ACA Compliance
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: At this point, if your organization has achieved success in complying with the Affordable Care Act, you understand that it’s no simple undertaking. Chances are, your organization …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
ACA Compliance Still Confusing to Employers
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen5 minute read: Employers are still confused with how to comply with the Affordable Care Act, and continue to hide their heads in the sand about the real risk of …
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ACA ReportingAffordable Care ActIRS 226J/226-J
Avoid These ACA Filing Errors to Prevent Getting IRS Letter 226J Year After Year
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen5 minute read: They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. We’ve seen many employers repeatedly make the same mistakes in their annual ACA …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
The Signs Were There for IRS’s ACA Enforcement
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen5 minute read: One of the more complex sections of the Affordable Care Act is the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions, also referred to as the ACA Employer Mandate. Under the …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
Is Maryland the Next State to Approve an Individual Mandate?
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Maryland is getting closer to a state-wide version of an individual mandate that will encourage state residents to purchase health insurance. A bill in the Maryland legislature, …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
Hey Accountants, the IRS is Coming for Your Clients
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Originally published on March 6, 2018, in Accounting Today. Lost amid the confusion of the federal government shutdown this year was a new set of penalties the …
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ACA ComplianceACA ReportingIRS 226J/226-J
Having Responded to IRS Letter 226J to Prove ACA Compliance, Now Meet IRS Letter 227 [UPDATE]
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: Your organization has received a Letter 226J tax notice because the IRS says it did not comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the basis of …
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ACA ReportingAffordable Care Act
Mark These 2019 Dates for 2018 ACA Reporting [UPDATE]
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen5 minute read: Every year, the IRS requires employers to submit important ACA information to the agency and their employees. Here are some important dates to keep in mind for …
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Affordable Care ActIRS 226J/226-J
Contact IRS Staff About Your Letter 226J
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: IRS staff continue to work to get current on a backlog of activities that resulted from the recent federal government shutdown. As mentioned in a previous blog …
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2 minute read: The Affordable Care Act has seemed to turn the corner. On a number of fronts, it appears that the ACA is now being accepted as a beneficial …
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ACA ReportingAffordable Care ActIRS
With IRS Staff Back, Expect A Flurry of ACA Penalty Notices
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: The government shutdown is over, at least for now, and IRS staff is back to work. Get ready for a flurry of Affordable Care Act penalty notices …
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ACA ComplianceIRS
The IRS is Issuing Penalties for Not Providing 1095-C Forms by IRS Deadlines [UPDATE]
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: The IRS has started to issue a new round of ACA penalties that focus on failure to distribute 1095-C forms to employees and to file 1094-C and …
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ACA ComplianceHealth Care Coverage
California Carries the Torch for State-Based Individual Mandates
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: California Governor Gavin Newsom has not wasted time wading into the healthcare debate. The governor has proposed an individual mandate requiring all California residents to obtain health …
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ACA Compliance
ACA Compliance Should Continue Despite Government Shutdown
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: As we enter the third week of government shutdown, we’re on track to surpass the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown affects many government agencies, including …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
Will 2019 be the Year for Statewide Individual Health Insurance Mandates?
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Since the Trump Administration took office, the ACA has been under fire from the White House and many Congressional Republicans. Legislative repeal of the ACA failed. However, …