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Cafeteria Plans: How to Handle Participant Contributions | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker

By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Cafeteria plans, or plans governed by IRS Code Section 125, allow employees to pay for expenses such as health insurance with pre-tax dollars. Employees are given a choice between a taxable benefit (cash) and specified pre-tax qualified benefits, for example, health insurance. Employees are given … Continued

Temporary Safe Harbor for Online Posting of SBCs | PA Benefits Broker

By Danielle Capilla, Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) is a four-page (double-sided) communication required by the federal government under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It must contain specific information, in a specific order and with a minimum size type, about a group health … Continued

Perfect Attendance! How to Handle Leaves of Absence under the ACA | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits

By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires applicable large employers (ALEs) to offer full-time employees health coverage, or pay one of two employer shared responsibility penalties. An ALE is an employer with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees (for 2015, this … Continued

IRS Notice on Minimum Essential Coverage Reporting | PA Employee Benefits

By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Minimum essential coverage or “MEC” is the type of coverage that an individual must have under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers that are subject to the ACA’s shared responsibility provisions (often called play or pay) must offer MEC coverage that is … Continued

Cadillac Tax | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker

Investigate how your employer is going to address the Cadillac Tax issue! A quick and easy to follow video which highlights the financial implications of the new excise tax and what you should be aware of now. This video (from a blog post on www.accountingaccidentally.com) has been written from the accounting view and not the … Continued

Affordable Care Act Information Returns | Duncansville Benefits Broker

By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health insurance while applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full-time employees. In order for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to verify that (1) individuals have … Continued

IRS Releases Draft 2015 Instructions for 6055/6056 Reporting | PA Benefits Broker

By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health insurance while applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full-time employees. In order for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to verify that (1) individuals have … Continued

DOL Issues Guidance on Classification of Independent Contractors | PA Employee Benefits

By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an “Administrator’s Interpretation” to assist employers in determining if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. The DOL has determined that many employers are incorrectly classifying employees as independent contractors, which can harm the worker and … Continued

IRS Issues Second Notice to Assist in Developing Cadillac Tax Regulations | PA Benefits Broker

By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The IRS has issued its second notice regarding the upcoming implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, also known as the “Cadillac tax.” Beginning in 2018, plans that provide coverage that exceeds a threshold … Continued

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