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  • 3 Questions Small Business Owners Should Ask AI About Benefits

    Running a small business is hard enough without the added complexity of navigating employee benefits. Unlike large corporations, many small employers don’t have dedicated HR staff to handle compliance, plan design, and employee communication. The good news? Tools like ChatGPT…

  • File Form 720 and Pay Your PCORI Fee: Even If You Are Late

    Employers who sponsored a level-funded group health plan or an HRA integrated with a fully-insured group health plan with a Plan Year that ended during 2024 are required to file IRS Form 720 and pay the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute…

  • COBRA, FSA and HRA Deadlines Impacted By Hurricanes Helene and Milton

    EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2024-01 provides extensions and relief from certain deadlines under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and other benefit claims filing requirements for individuals affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Issued by the Department of Labor’s…

  • 2025 Health Savings Account Limits

    Each spring, the Internal Revenue Service announces inflation-adjusted limits applicable to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for the following calendar year. The IRS released the limits applicable for 2025 this week in Revenue Procedure 2024-25. Releasing next year’s limits during the…

  • Benefit Compliance Penalties Updated for 2024

    The Department of Labor (DOL) announced annual inflation increases to several employee benefit compliance penalties last week. The full schedule of the annual inflation related increases is available online. The new maximums are effective for compliance penalties assessed after January…

  • IRS Releases Updated 2023 PCORI Tax Rates

    This week the IRS announced the applicable per participant PCORI tax rates for group health plans with Plan Years ending during the last three months of 2023.Β  The applicable rate will be $3.22 per participant. The new rates were announced…