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Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide... more +
Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations.  less -
Genova Burns LLC

10th Birthday Wishes to the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. ACA affected health insurance coverage, costs and preventive care. It also established the Health Insurance...more

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Open Enrollment Season in the Workplace: 5 Legal Considerations + Employer Takeaways

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Open enrollment season can put a spotlight on the many complex rules applicable to employer-sponsored health and welfare plans. As you announce your benefit offerings for the upcoming plan year and tirelessly work to inform...more

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Employers Must Remain Vigilant in Addressing IRS Letters 226J for Employer Shared Responsibility Payments

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As we’ve previously discussed, the IRS started issuing Letters 226J in late 2017. It continues to send these letters to employers each year proposing that the employer owes an Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (ESRP) for...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS Adjusts Figure Applicable to ACA Employer Mandate

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The Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions (commonly known as the “employer mandate”) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) require covered large employers to pay an assessment under the Internal Revenue Code if they fail to...more

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IRS Proposal Extending Deadlines for ACA Reports to Individuals

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently issued proposed regulations affecting certain reporting deadlines under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Specifically, proposed regulations would make...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Compliance Alert: IRS Proposes Permanent 30-day Extension to ACA Reporting Deadline

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Insights December 3, 2021 /Employee Benefits On November 22, 2021, the IRS filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) that among other things, provides for an automatic 30-day extension of the deadline for...more

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Permanent Extension of Form 1095-C Reporting Deadline

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The Internal Revenue Service recently released a host of changes to Form 1095-C reporting required under the Affordable Care Act. This is welcome relief for large employers who struggle to deliver these forms to employees by...more

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2021 Summer Client Advisory

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This Client Advisory summarizes developments in the law governing employee benefit plans prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We explain what these developments mean for plan sponsors and highlight the need to adopt plan...more

Cozen O'Connor

IRS Asserts No Statute of Limitations for ACA Violations; May Require New Record Retention Policies

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When it comes to complying with the law, the expiration of a statute of limitations can be a welcome relief for employers trying their best to be legally compliant, but discovering that they were not 100 percent correct with...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Safe Harbors for Offering Health Coverage via an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final regulations... that permit employers to set aside pre-tax funds into health reimbursement arrangements (“HRAs”) that can be used by employees to pay for premiums and other...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

ACA update: Form 1095-C deadline extended and other relief

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You’ve been at this Affordable Care Act reporting for years and are cruising on autopilot, right? Regardless of your confidence level, all employers need to note the extended due date for furnishing Form 1095-C to individuals...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

A Little Extra: IRS Ups ACA Reporting Relief

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Once again, the IRS has extended the deadline for furnishing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals. Reporting penalties will not apply to those who meet the applicable deadlines and complete the forms in good faith....more

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Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’… into the future with an extended deadline for Form 1095-C and Form 1095-B reporting

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The Internal Revenue Service has extended the due date for providing the 2019 Form 1095-C (applicable to large employers as explained below) and the Form 1095-B (generally applicable to insurance carriers) to participants...more

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Commuter Benefits Now Required

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What Are Commuter Benefits?  The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) authorizes employers to offer commuter benefits to employees on a tax-advantaged basis. Commuter benefits may either be paid by the employee using pre-tax dollars...more

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New HRA Regulations Part 5 – More on the Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate

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On September 30th, the IRS issued proposed regulations that establish safe harbors for compliance with the employer mandate in the context of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (or “ICHRAs”). These proposed...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Have You Been Told Lately That You Owe ESRP?

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Within the last few days, we have received a number of emails and calls from public agency clients stating that the IRS wrote them to demand an Employer Shared Responsibility Payment amounting to millions of dollars. ...more

Snell & Wilmer

A Holiday Surprise – IRS Extends Certain ACA Reporting Deadlines and Transition Relief

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The IRS delivered welcome news to employers preparing to meet the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) information reporting deadlines in early 2019 for the 2018 calendar year. In Notice 2018-94 (the “Notice”), the IRS extended the...more

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IRS Extends ACA Reporting Deadline Again This Year

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For the third consecutive year, the IRS has extended by 30 days the deadline for health plan sponsors to furnish Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals....more

Balch & Bingham LLP

2015 ESRP Responses in Review

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With the 2016 employer mandate tax assessment letters hitting employer desks this week, it seems like a good time to summarize our experience with the 2015 ESRP process. ...more

Carlton Fields

Good News For Federal Contractors With Affordable Care Act Concerns

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Federal contractors subject to the Service Contract Act might appreciate knowing that the IRS understands that they must generally offer a cash payment to employees who decline coverage....more

Holland & Hart LLP

IRS Is Sending ACA Penalty Notices to Employers

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If you believe your company was subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage requirements in 2015 (generally, all employers with 50 full-time or full-time equivalent employees), please take note that the Internal Revenue...more

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Kautter: IRS Will Enforce ACA Employer Mandate

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On April 17, Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter said the agency would continue to enforce the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate. At a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing, Kautter explained that it is still the...more

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Approaching Deadlines for Affordable Care Act Reporting

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As we recently reported in our “2017 End of the Year Plan Sponsor To Do List,” applicable large employers must continue to submit to the IRS and to employees information regarding offers of health coverage made to full-time...more

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Recent Developments in Affordable Care Act Compliance: Employer Obligations for 2018 and Beyond

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Over the past year, there has been a significant focus in the press on various attempts to overhaul or repeal key elements of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), which was originally passed into law almost eight years ago. While...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Issue 116: Due Date Extended For Employers To Provide Reports To Employees

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This is the one hundred and sixteenth issue in our series of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform. This series of Health Care Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of...more

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