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Feb 23, 2021
Guidance on Optional Cafeteria Plan Changes Permitted for 2021
This week the IRS issued a new Notice 2021-15 intended to clarify the application of special optional relief for flexible spending...
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Jan 11, 2021
COVID-19 Package: Summary of Temporary FSA Relief
On December 27, 2020, a major government-funding bill focused on COVID-19 economic stimulus issues became law as part of the Consolidated...
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May 15, 2020
Additional Flexibility for Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Accounts
There have been many concerns and questions about whether employers have the ability to provide increased flexibility under cafeteria...
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Oct 31, 2018
Proposal to Expand the Use of Health Reimbursement Accounts
A new proposed regulation would expand the usability of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) if certain conditions are met. If...
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Dec 28, 2015
IRS Guidance Addresses Same-Sex Spouses Issues
The IRS has issued Notice 2015-86, Application of Obergefell to Qualified Retirement Plans and Health and Welfare Plans. This Notice is...
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Jul 8, 2015
Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in All 50 States
In a historic decision late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws prohibiting same-sex marriages are unconstitutional,...
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Oct 23, 2014
New Status Changes Allowed for Cafeteria Plans
New Notice 2014-55 permits status change elections in two situations where they were not previously allowed. The new status change...
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Nov 7, 2013
Transition Relief for Non-Calendar Year Cafeteria Plans
The IRS recently issued Notice 2013-71 which clarifies when non-calendar year cafeteria plans can permit employees to change their 2013...
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Oct 25, 2013
Marketplace Enrollment Periods and Issues with Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
Enrollment into the health insurance Marketplaces (health reform “exchanges”) is currently underway. Enrollment began October 1, 2013 and...
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Jun 13, 2011
Cafeteria Plan Amendments for OTC Drug Reimbursement
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established a new uniform standard for certain medical expenses. Effective January...
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