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Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2018
Findley is pleased to provide you the following 2018 limits (and comparable 2017 figures) for various employee benefit plans and Social Security. Employee Benefit Plans 2018 2017 401(k) elective deferral dollar limit $ 18,500 $ 18,000 403(b) elective deferral dollar […]
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ACA Fees: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fee Payment Is Due July 31st
As a reminder, the ACA developed the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), whose mandate is to improve the quality and relevance of evidence available to help patients, clinicians, caregivers, employers, insurers, and policy makers make informed health decisions. In order […]
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2019 HSA and HDHP Limits Announced
On May 10, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced in Revenue Procedure 2018-30 the 2019 limits for contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and definitional limits for High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs). These inflation adjustments are provided for under […]
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HSA Contribution Limit for 2018 Returns to $6900
The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2018-27, which raises the HSA contribution limit for individuals with family coverage from $6,850 back to the earlier 2018 limit of $6,900. Individuals who have received a distribution from an HSA due to excess […]
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Tax Reform Decreases 2018 HSA Contribution Limit
By Jason Rothman, JD. Last year, the IRS announced the 2018 limits for contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs). As we discussed in our article titled Numerous Hikes for HSA and HDHP Limits, the […]
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Hardship Distributions for House Repairs Just Got Harder to Get
By Sheila Ninneman, JD. A change to Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 165 makes a small, but significant, change to one of the safe harbor hardship distribution categories found in many 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans. Buried deep in the […]
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Move Down the Road—Cadillac Tax Delayed Until 2022
By Jason Rothman, JD. Employers have been pushing for a repeal of the Cadillac Tax under the Affordable Care Act ever since its introduction in 2010. In our recent article (see Employers Running Out of Time in Dealing with the […]
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Final Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Little Change to Retirement Plans
By Sheila Ninneman, JD. In the past several weeks, we advised you on the proposed changes to qualified retirement plan requirements in the House version of H.R. 1 – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (House Bill). (See Qualified Retirement Plans […]
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Executive Compensation in the Senate’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
By Sheila Ninneman, JD. This article is the fifth in our series of articles that follow Congress’ efforts to make significant changes to many aspects of employee benefits through changes to the United States Tax Code (the Code). This time […]
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Delays for New Disability Claims Procedures and Full Implementation of Fiduciary Rule
By Sheila Ninneman, JD. On November 24, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a delay, until April 1, 2018, of the applicability of the final rule amending the claims procedure requirements for employee benefit plans that provide disability benefits. We […]
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