Maxfield Marquardt

The IRS updated its affordability threshold for the 2025 tax year to 9.02%. This is an increase from 8.39% in 2024, and employers should prepare accordingly.

The Look-Back Measurement Method is a valuable tool for employers to monitor and measure their employees’ hours of service to avoid costly IRS penalties.

A common compliance challenge under the ACA for employers is correctly identifying FTEs and the associated ACA obligations. Doing so accurately will ensure you avoid costly IRS penalties.

The Affordable Care Act is unlikely to be repealed under Donald Trump presidency. However, there could be significant ACA compliance changes for employers.

Complying with the Affordable Care Act as an applicable large employer carries additional weight. Learn what’s required to avoid costly IRS penalties.

Complying with the Affordable Care Act requires acute attention to detail. Learn the most common obstacles to ACA compliance and how to overcome them.

The IRS has increased its ACA enforcement arm, which heightens the risk for for ACA penalties. Learn the most common penalty triggers and how to avoid them.

ACA Premiums are increasing for 2025 plans, further highlighting the need to extend enhanced premium tax credits. Read more.

North Carolina recently became the 40th state to adopt the ACA’s Medicaid Expansion, and five months in is already seeing the benefits. Read more.

With President Joe Biden out of the 2024 race, Vice President Kamala Harris is now the Democratic nominee. Here’s what that means for healthcare and the ACA.

When it comes to ACA compliance responsibility between an organization and the Broker of Record, there can be confusion, which leads to penalty risk.

The ACA’s Premium Tax Credit subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act expire in 2025. Learn what it could mean for your ACA compliance efforts.

New IRS regulations along with the extension of Premium Tax Credits have resolved the family glitch issue. Learn what that means for your 2024 ACA compliance.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled to preserve the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services mandate June 21, 2024. Learn the details of the case.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees required to be paid by employers under the ACA by July 31 increased to $3.22 for 2024. Learn how to comply.

Summertime can complicate ACA compliance with the infusion of new full-time, part-time and season workers. Learn how your organization can maintain compliance.

With heightened IRS ACA enforcement activity, employers must be prepared to substantiate their full-time and full-time equivalent employee counts during audits.

Find out the difference between seasonal workers and seasonal employees for ACA compliance purposes. Read more.

Since the ACA first became enforceable in 2015, penalties have increased. Now, in a historic move, the IRS has lowered the 2025 ACA penalty amount.

The IRS has begun issuing Letter 5699 penalties for 2022, demonstrating greater efficiency in identifying and assessing ACA non-compliance.

Accurate worker classifications play a pivotal role in managing ACA compliance requirements. Learn how to properly classify your workforce and avoid penalties.

The Biden administration has amended a final rule to require dental coverage as part of the ACA. It could mean greater penalty risk for employers.

Now that ACA reporting season is behind us, it’s time to submit any required ACA corrections. Read on to learn if you need to and how to do so.

A recent penalty notice from the IRS demonstrates that the agency is requiring employers to provide proof of ACA full-time calculations.

The IRS is expected to continue its use of levy power to satisfy outstanding ACA penalties. Learn about the risks and how to ensure you can remain vigilant.

The Biden Administration has revealed its final rule to streamline and simplify Medicaid enrollment processes. Learn what it means for employer ACA compliance.

Receiving an ACA penalty from the IRS is never a good thing. But with the right process and approach, your business can reduce or eliminate it.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard oral arguments regarding the ACA’s preventive care services. We cover the details here.

The ACA electronic filing deadline for the 2023 tax year is April 1, 2024. Here’s everything you need to know about the approaching due date.

A federal court rules that a transgender woman’s discrimination claim can proceed under ACA. The result of the case could expand minimum essential coverage.