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Tag "Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions (ESRP)"
New Jersey Adopts ACA Provision to Lower Healthcare Costs
3 minute read: Earlier this month, New Jersey signed into law a state version of an Affordable Care Act provision, the Health Insurance Assessment (HIA) program. New Jersey is the Read More
Protect App-Based Drivers Act Would Create Further Employee Classification and ACA Reporting Issues
3 minute read: As part of their campaign against the requirements of California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which went into effect January 2020 and requires employers to treat contract workers Read More
New IRS Notice May Provide Relief and ACA Exposure
2 minute read: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has instituted a number of important adjustments to employee benefits plan compliance rules. Recently, the Read More
Uber and Lyft sued by California for Misclassifying Gig Workers. How Misclassification can Impact ACA Compliance
3 minute read: Gig Economy giants Uber and Lyft are being sued by the state of California for allegedly failing to meet the requirements of California Assembly Bill 5 (AB Read More
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of ACA Risk Corridors
2 minute read: The Affordable Care Act chalked up a win in late April when the Supreme Court ordered the federal government to pay insurance companies funding it’s been entitled Read More
The IRS’s 1095 Forms For ACA Explained (Update)
3 minute read: A number of changes were introduced to the health insurance marketplace with the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. From different reporting forms and health Read More
Distribute 1095-Cs by IRS Deadlines to Avoid ACA Penalties
2 minute read: Every year, the IRS requires employers to furnish the 1095-C schedules to their full-time workforce, in addition to filing them with the tax agency. Failing to do Read More![IRS Limited Non-Assessment Periods May Help Avoid ACA Penalties [UPDATE]](https://acatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/AdobeStock_70130900_1280px-269x180_c.jpg)
IRS Limited Non-Assessment Periods May Help Avoid ACA Penalties [UPDATE]
4 minute read: The Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions (ESRP) under the Affordable Care Act may seem straightforward, but, in reality, complying with them can be challenging and time consuming. An Read More
ACA Compliance Should Continue Despite Government Shutdown
2 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 Read More
More Insurers Will Participate in the ACA Marketplace in 2019
3 minute read: It was predicted that the health insurance marketplace would be turned upside down with the individual mandate penalty effectively reduced to $0 beginning January 1,2019. However, that Read More
ACA Support May Dictate Midterm Election Results
2 minute read: Americans across the country will report to their respective poll places to cast their ballots in the midterm elections on November 6, and the issue of healthcare Read More
IRS Letter 226J for 2016 “In the Mail”
3 minute read: It’s confirmed. The IRS will begin issuing Letter 226J for the 2016 tax year in the next few weeks. IRS staff has indicated that the penalty notices Read More
ACA Popularity Remains Strong as Midterms Approach
2 minute read: The midterm elections are less than a month away on November 6. With an estimated 20 million Americans at risk of losing health coverage if the ACA Read More
IRS Letter 226J Notices for 2015 Tax Year May Be Issued Through 2019
3 minute read: Employers who have not yet received a 2015 ESRP penalty notice should not breathe a sigh of relief yet. The IRS identified 49,259 employers at risk for Read More
Is Your Organization an ALE? (UPDATE)
4 minute read: It’s always interesting to look back and see how regulation develops. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is no exception. I wrote a five-part series about the ACA Read More
Insurers Plan ACA Expansion for 2019
2 minute read: There has been a lot of talk about the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the midterm elections coming soon, Americans have stated that healthcare Read More
Midterm Elections Won’t Affect the Employer Mandate
2 minute read: Since President Trump took office, a top priority has been to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and his administration continues its attempts to undermine Read More
More States Move Forward with Reinsurance Programs
3 minute read: The Trump administration has made repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act a top priority. What’s interesting, however, is that as the White House continues to undermine Read More
