4 minute read: If you are not yet filing Affordable Care Act information electronically with the IRS, you may want to reconsider. There are some considerable benefits to doing so, …
IRC Section 4980H Penalties
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Affordable Care Act
How to Claim Good-Faith Transition Relief From IRS Penalty Assessments
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: Good-faith transition relief. It’s a term used by the IRS for waiving ACA penalty assessments on employers that can provide legitimate reasons for missing a reporting requirement …
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Affordable Care Act
Why IRS Enforcement of the ACA Will Become More Severe in 2020
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: The beginning of a new decade is not the only thing certain in 2020 – employers can also count on the IRS continuing to step up its …
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New Jersey’s ABC Test Could Impact ACA Compliance and Reporting
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: The state of New Jersey has introduced SB 4204 which would change the way employers classify their workforce. SB 4204 will require employers to administer the ABC …
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Affordable Care Act
ACA to Remain Following Fifth Circuit Court Decision
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: On Wednesday of this week, the Fifth Circuit handed down a ruling regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The majority of the ACA will continue …
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New Jersey Issues Updated State-Level ACA Reporting Guidance
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: The state of New Jersey has issued updated guidance regarding state-level ACA health insurance reporting. Employers, regardless of size, who offer Minimum Essential Coverage to employees will …
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Proposed Health Care Data Transparency Rule Complements ACA
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: As the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate moves into its sixth year of operation, federal agencies have proposed a rule to promote better health care cost transparency. …
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IRS Issues Deadline Extension for Furnishing Forms 1095-C
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: To kick off the holiday season, the IRS has issued Notice 2019-63, which extends the deadline for distributing Form 1095-C for the 2019 tax year to full-time …
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Affordable Care Act
What to Expect from California’s Individual Mandate
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: The new year is almost upon us and a number of states including California will have their statewide Individual Mandate take effect. Come January 1, 2020 employers …
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Affordable Care Act
Letter 972CG Late Penalty Assessments are Becoming More Difficult to Repeal
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen2 minute read: Earlier this year, the IRS started issuing in Letter 972CG ACA penalties to employers who filed their annual ACA information past IRS deadlines established in IRC Section …
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3 minute read: In 2020, the affordability threshold will decrease. What that means is that employers will need to contribute more to their employee’s health coverage in order to fall …
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Affordable Care Act
Incorrect ITINs Will Cause Havoc With ACA Compliance
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 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 …
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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
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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ACA Approval Ratings on The Rise
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen3 minute read: 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 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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California Passes New State-Wide Healthcare Individual Mandate
by Robert Sheenby Robert Sheen5 minute read: In early January, I wrote a blog post titled, “Will 2019 Be the Year for Statewide Individual Health Insurance Mandates?” More and more, it is appearing that …
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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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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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Originally published on July 26, 2018, in Accounting Today. 3 minute read: The Internal Revenue Service now has the data to begin the analysis to calculate the potential penalties for …