3 minute read: Earlier this year the IRS announced that roughly 2 million ITINs are set to expire December 31. This could pose a significant risk to your organization’s Affordable …
ACA Employer Mandate
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
The Triangle of Trust Is Critical for ACA Compliance [UPDATE]
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Creating the optimal alignment of data, regulatory expertise and software is critical in achieving ACA compliance. We call this principle the Triangle of TrustSM. This principle has …
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3 minute read: A legal case focused on transgender rights may provide further validation of the protections offered by Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The case involves Sergeant …
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Affordable Care Act
California Bill AB5 May Impact Your ACA Compliance Process
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: California employers may have another level of complexity coming their way in regards to compliance with the Affordable Care Act. The California state legislature has passed a …
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Affordable Care Act
Proposed IRS Regs Provide Guidance on ACA and HRAs
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Recently proposed IRS regulations provide guidance to employers who want to start offering individual coverage HRAs in place of offers of health coverage under the Affordable Care …
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Affordable Care Act
Get to Know the ACA’s Statewide Individual Mandates
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: In January 2019, the federal Individual Mandate was effectively eliminated. Many states responded by implementing their own and some of them have both employer and employee penalties …
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Affordable Care Act
Eliminating the ACA’s Cadillac Tax Will Not Impact the Employer Mandate
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: All eyes on are the U.S. Senate to see if a vote will be taken to eliminate a tax associated with the Affordable Care Act. The tax …
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2 minute read: Maine will become the next state to administer its own statewide health exchange. The state will however, continue to operate on the federal healthcare.gov website platform. The …
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Affordable Care Act
IRS Penalties Create A Hurricane for Businesses Failing to Comply with the ACA
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen5 minute read: It’s a hurricane of IRS penalty notices. And it’s no laughing matter for businesses that have failed to comply with the Affordable Care Act. The IRS is …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
ACA Approval Ratings on The Rise
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read:Â As the discussion over the 2020 election begins to take shape, we can expect the Affordable Care Act to be a topic of debate. However, based on …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
Three More States Decide to Expand Medicaid Under the ACA
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho will join 33 states and the District of Columbia in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The expansion will take place under …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
IRS Enforcement of the ACA Not Wavering
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: Give the IRS credit. It is consistent. In 2017, the federal tax agency responded to an inquiry about waivers to business owners from U.S. House Representative Bill …
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ACA ReportingAffordable Care Act
IRS Issues Letter 972CG to Employers for Late ACA Filings
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen4 minute read: The IRS has started to issue ACA penalties to employers who have filed their annual ACA information past IRS deadlines, another sign that the IRS is further …
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Affordable Care Act
A Late Response to IRS Letter 226J Could Cost You
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: Responding to IRS Letter 226J penalty assessments quickly and accurately is very important for a number of reasons, including reducing or eliminating the proposed penalty assessment. But …
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3 minute read: We hosted an ACA webinar in July with HR.com, and were asked several questions relating to the ACA’s Employer Mandate. The answers are now available on our …
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Affordable Care Act
Penalties for the 2019 Tax Year Are Higher Than Ever
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: The IRS has not let up with issuing ACA penalties to employers identified as having failed to comply with the law’s Employer Mandate. As in past tax …
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3 minute read: We can expect a blizzard of ACA notices and penalty assessments being sent by the IRS as the tax agency steps up its ACA enforcement activities with …
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3 minute read: The IRS has announced that nearly two million ITINs are set to expire in 2019. What does this mean for your business and ACA compliance? We have …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
Expect Greater Scrutiny and Audits from IRS Staff on ACA Compliance
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen4 minute read: The IRS staff is preparing a new round of IRC 4980H penalty assessments to be issued to employers for failing to comply with the requirements of the …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
IRS Limiting Length of Extensions for Responding to ACA Penalty Notices
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: Employers that receive IRS Letter 226J penalty notice for failing to comply with the Affordable Care Act will be limited to one 30-day extension for each IRS …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
Monthly ACA Compliance Can Help Employers Avoid IRS Penalties
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen4 minute read: As the IRS begins rolling out a new round of ACA penalty notices this month, we can’t stress enough how important it is to assess your compliance …
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Affordable Care ActIRS 226J/226-J
Get Ready! More IRS Letter 226J ACA Penalty Notices Are on the Way [UPDATE]
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: IRS staff is expected to start issuing Affordable Care Act penalty notices for the 2017 tax year this month. This comes on the heels of a final …
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ACA ReportingAffordable Care Act
Suggestions on Responding to IRS 6721/6722 ACA Penalties
by John Fordby John Ford3 minute read: In late 2018, the IRS began issuing ACA penalties under IRC 6721/6722 to employers that failed to distribute 1095-C forms to employees and to file 1094-C and …
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Affordable Care ActHealth Care Coverage
New Jersey Plans to Create Statewide Health Exchange
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read:Â New Jersey will administer its own statewide health exchange marketplace starting in 2021. As a result, the state will no longer operate under the federal health exchange. …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
CMS Seeks Input from States on ACA Waivers
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury have issued a request for information (RFI) to states seeking more ideas on potential …
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ACA ComplianceAffordable Care Act
Grandmothered ACA Plans Receive Transition-Relief Extension
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 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 …
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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:Â 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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ACA ComplianceEmployee Misclassification
Worker Misclassification Can Impact ACA Compliance
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenOn December 31, 2017, the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act (EFCA) took effect. The new law allows for heightened investigations into those employers that are allegedly misclassifying their workers …
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Affordable Care ActTax Reform
Tax Reform Bills Keep ACA Employer Mandate Intact
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThrowback Thursday Feature from Wednesday, December 6, 2017. When the U.S. House and Senate Republicans meet in conference to discuss how they will reconcile their two different tax reform legislations, among …
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Affordable Care Act
New White House Executive Order Doesn’t Change ACA Employer Mandate
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenThe Executive Order directed at the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was signed by President Trump last week addresses three areas he claims will expand healthcare choices to Americans. The …
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ACA ComplianceReporting
Some ACA Compliance Still Required By Employers Despite Possible Repeal
by Robert Sheenby Robert SheenAs conflicting opinions of an ACA Repeal continue to loom overhead, from the Republican viewpoint, a repeal seems inevitable. However, this does not translate to an elimination of ACA compliance …