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ACA Reporting Extension & Good Faith Relief From Penalties

2017 is just around the corner, and there’s news from the IRS on important changes. The IRS’s Notice 2016-70, arriving in IRB 2016-49 dated December 5, 2016, highlights some of the changes to come with ACA’s information reporting. Among them are an important date extension and the availability of..

ACA Reporting Extension & Good Faith Relief From Penalties
ACA Compliance Difficulties? The 1940’s Started it All.
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ACA Compliance Difficulties? The 1940’s Started it All.

This past tax year, many employers experienced a whole new dimension to documenting and reporting information about their employees to the..
Premiums Up, With The Uninsured Down
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Premiums Up, With The Uninsured Down

The blame has been placed upon the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace, where coverage is offered at a perceived low rate as..
Louisiana Joins Other States In Medicaid Expansion
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Louisiana Joins Other States In Medicaid Expansion

Updated 7/6/2016, 2:15pm

Of all the hot topics surrounding the Affordable Care Act, the state-to-state expansion of Medicaid is perhaps the hottest...
The IRS Can’t Phone Home
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The IRS Can’t Phone Home

For those thinking that the IRS may come a’calling, that won’t be happening anymore…at least when it comes to initial contact. In a memo dated May..
It’s Deadline Day! File Your ACA Forms or Face A Penalty
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It’s Deadline Day! File Your ACA Forms or Face A Penalty

We’ve finally reached this point.

Today (June 30) marks that day that all Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) with 50 or more full-time equivalents..
It’s Deadline Day! File Your Health Care Forms Or Face A Penalty
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It’s Deadline Day! File Your Health Care Forms Or Face A Penalty

We’ve finally reached this point. Today (June 30). If you’re self-insuring your employees, then you must also file forms 1094-B and 1095-B. If filed..

California Pioneers Move To Provide Health Care To All Immigrants
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California Pioneers Move To Provide Health Care To All Immigrants

On June 23, President Obama’s championing for Immigration reform received some sobering news when the Supreme Court thwarted Obama’s plan to..
Is Cybersecurity An Issue When Using The ACV? The TIGTA Weighs In
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Is Cybersecurity An Issue When Using The ACV? The TIGTA Weighs In

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)released a report highlighting security and testing risks when determining ACA..
Demystifying “Good Faith” And “Reasonable Cause”
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Demystifying “Good Faith” And “Reasonable Cause”

It was just a week ago that the IRS held their Affordable Care Act Information Returns Program (AIR) meeting, and with it came the annual..