Opinions
What Kinds of Coverage Must be Reported on Form W-2?
Misconceptions about 403(b) Plan Design
IMHO: Mixed Messages
What About the Form W-2 Reporting Requirement?
April 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Do the PPACA Form W-2 reporting requirements apply to employers for 2011? For 2012?
IMHO: Comparison “Points”
More Answers on Annual & Lifetime Limits
March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We have received a number of recent questions on the new PPACA requirements regarding annual and lifetime limits.
IMHO: Court Costs
What About the New Summary of Benefits Notice?
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the anniversary of PPACA approaches (March 23), we have received questions about when plans must start delivering the new Summary of Benefits...
IMHO: “Conversation” Starters
March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s been a lot of talk coming from Washington of late about the need to have “an adult conversation” with...
What is The Current Status of the CLASS Act Long Term Care Program?
March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week a reader asks about the status of the CLASS Act Long Term Care program that was part of the PPACA
Plan Termination Guidance Addresses Unanswered Questions
IMHO: Underlying Assumptions
How is State Tax Applied to Coverage for Adult Children Under the PPACA?
March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This week’s question; how is employer-provided health coverage provided to adult children up to age 26 under the new PPACA requirement taxed for...
How Does the External Review Requirement Apply for Self-Funded Plans
March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week, we answered questions on the new external review requirements.
What the IRS Guidance on 403(b) Plan Terminations Means
What About the New External Review Requirement?
February 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We are receiving a number of questions on the new external review requirement, which is effective for plan years beginning on or after...
Sailors, Drunks, and Women
Must Premiums for Young Adults be the Same as for Other Adults?
February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This week a reader asks a question about the new dependent child coverage requirements.
IMHO: Service Charges
February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As Valentine’s Day approached, you may have seen a series of increasingly ubiquitous advertisements for a certain online florist.