In a series of information letters, the IRS has clearly indicated that it won’t waive employer mandate penalties under the Affordable Care Act. For example, in a letter from the IRS to House Representative Bill Huizenga dated April 14, 2017 related to a question from an applicable large employer, it was made clear that [...]
According to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers with at least 50 full-time or full-time equivalent employees are required to offer affordable health care insurance to their employees. This was set to begin in calendar year 2015. Well … that requirement then changed for 2015 to employers with at least 100 employees. And then, in [...]
The flurry of activity this week in the Senate around a last ditch effort by the Republicans to repeal and/or replace the Affordable Care Act, ended early this Friday morning with the final nail in the coffin being the failure of getting the latest “skinny repeal” bill through the Senate. The bill failed by a [...]
No matter which side of the political fence you’re on - whether you are in favor of the Affordable Care Act repeal or not - you know that whatever decisions may be made means big changes to employee benefits, right? Maybe not. A recent survey by Jellyvision, an employee based communication platform provider, revealed that [...]
Just a couple months ago, you could not watch any major news show without at least some of the show being dedicated to the repeal and replacement efforts of the Affordable Care Act. However, since the passage of the American Healthcare Act (AHCA) by the House of Representatives in early May 2017, the topic of [...]
A Long Road Full of Roadblocks May 16, 2017 - The past few weeks have brought the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the forefront of the political stage yet again. After a significant battle among House Republicans, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Healthcare Act (AHCA) in an effort to repeal certain aspects of [...]
April 27, 2017 - Efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – also known as Obamacare - have created quite a few shake-ups and discussions in 2017, culminating in the first “real” replacement legislation, named the American Health Care Act (AHCA), being pulled after Republicans were unable to agree on the details. [...]
The political climate what it is, many employers have been holding out hope for penalty relief for not offering coverage, not offering affordable coverage and for not filing the necessary ACA forms with the IRS. The most recent legislation that was pulled for consideration in the House of Representatives would have provided relief to [...]
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The past 3 months have been quite the roller coaster! Headlines have been dominated by the Trump administration’s push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare." Republicans were hoping for action quickly and to that end, introduced a new piece of legislation called the American Health Care Act (AHCA). However, the [...]