Links to IRS Forms 1094 and 1095 plus instructions!

The forms for 1094 and 1095 healthcare reporting are available online from the Internal Revenue Service website. As a refresher: Form 1094-C is used by employers to give an overview of their plan and cost, and to prove they offered minimum essential coverage to their...

Employer Health Plan Reporting 6055 & 6056, 1095

Employer reporting requirements and information on Forms 1095 and 1094 6055 Overview – Minimum Essential Coverage Reporting Section 6055 requires health insurers and sponsors of self-insured plans to report on Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) to the IRS annually. The...

The “Cadillac Tax” – IRS issues Notice on 40% Excise Tax

On July 30, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a second notice regarding the 40% Excise Tax a.k.a. the Cadillac Tax. The notice provides information on possible approaches that are being considered for administering the...

Group Life Insurance – What is Imputed Income?

Many employers provide employees with employer-paid group-term life insurance benefits or arrange for employees to purchase group term life insurance benefits. But did you know that in some cases, if an employer pays for more than a $50,000 life insurance benefit,...

Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage

Today the Supreme Court released its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a 5-4 decision. The Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples. The Court also held that states...