At the end of 2024, Conner Strong & Buckelew provided an Update  on new Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer reporting changes signed into...

The IRS has issued two new Notices expanding the list of items and services that qualify as “preventive care” under health savings...

The Affordable Care Act ("ACA”) affordability threshold typically changes every year. As is customary, the IRS has announced  the 2025...

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“PCORI”) fee was established as part of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) to fund medical...

The IRS has issued IRS Notice 2018-06 announcing that it has extended the 2018 due date for certain entities to provide 2017 health...

IRS is charged with enforcement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer shared responsibility payment (ESRP) rules and all indications...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C forms that employers, plan sponsors and group...

IRS has released draft versions of the Form 1094/1095 information returns for the 2017 tax year (for filing in early 2018), which are...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2018 Inflation Adjusted Amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) paired with...

The IRS has released a chart and a tax tip to help employers understand the types of forms, the purpose of each, and noteworthy dates for...

The healthcare reform law calls for guidance from various agencies (often jointly), including the Department of Health and Human Services...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) effective for calendar...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a proposed regulation explaining a new fee (the patient-centered outcomes research fee or...

IRS Audits Focus on Fringe Benefits The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informally indicated that it will audit 6,000 randomly...

Starting in 2014, applicable large employers may be required to pay a “shared responsibility” penalty (sometimes referred to as the “play...

Starting in 2014, employers with 50 or more full-time (FT) employees that do not offer affordable health coverage to their FT employees...

The federal government continues to support the needs of working women who breastfeed their infant children. The healthcare reform law...

The IRS has issued new guidance (IRS Notice 2011-5) to allow participants to continue to use flexible spending account (FSA) and health...

IRS has issued Notice 2011-1 to announce that compliance with the insured plan nondiscrimination rule will not be required until years...

IRS has issued detailed guidance on the small employer health insurance credit created by the Affordable Care Act. The guidance provides...