Advanced Cafeteria Plans Conference
We will post additional information here as plans are made for our 13th Annual Conference in July of 2011.
EBIA’s 12th Annual Advanced Cafeteria Plans Conference was held on July 14-16, 2010 in Seattle, WA.
Who Should Attend?
This conference is designed for professionals with cafeteria plans experience, including human resource and benefits managers, benefits consultants, insurance professionals, plan administrators, TPAs, trust officers, attorneys, accountants, and controllers.
Seminar Level
Our Speakers Are Attorneys
Experienced employee benefits attorneys who are doing cutting-edge work in the benefits area will be speaking at the Conference and Seminar.
Customer Comments from 2010 Conference
The 2010 Conference in Seattle was a hit—here’s what some of the registrants said:
“I appreciate the quality of presenters – experts in their fields.”
“I think everyone did a great job as always. You guys are the experts and we trust you all.”
“Love the background and perspective that the speakers offer in their comments!”
“HCR: Impact on Cafeteria Plans & Health FSAs was particularly helpful as it addressed hot topics we are dealing with everyday right now.”
“By breaking up the presentation into small, manageable sections and having multiple presenters helped keep my focus.”
“Information is extremely relevant. I liked the interaction between presenters as well as with audience.”
“Love the humor! Love the facility. Always a wonderfully informative event.”
“Excellent speakers – interesting, well informed and prepared. Obviously are passionate about these laws.”
“The collegiality among the speakers is unparalleled compared with any other conference I have attended. This enhanced the quality of the presentations – the collective preparation was evident.”
“This is my sixth year. I always look forward to the information presented and I always go home with a long “to do” list. I learn A LOT! . . . . Can’t wait for next year!!”
2010 Conference Details
2010 Agenda Highlights
Here are some of the topics we covered:
- Introduction & Current Legal Developments
- Health Care Reform: Impact on Cafeteria Plans and Health FSAs (including the new simple cafeteria plan)
- Wellness Update
- HIPAA Privacy & Security for TPAs
- Nondiscrimination Tests (including the new requirement for Code section 105(h) testing for insured plans)
- Elections and Expense Reimbursements
- HSAs and HRAs (health care reform impacts plus MSP reporting, nondiscrimination and planning)
- Form 8928 Compliance, plus Health Care Reform’s New Excise and Penalty Taxes
- Updates on the Mental Health Parity Act and COBRA Premium Subsidy Compliance
- Form 5500: The New Electronic Filing and Schedule C Reporting Rules
- Trust and Plan Asset Issues, plus TPA Bankruptcy
- Health Care Reform: Wrap Up and Next Steps (timeline format)
For information regarding CPE for accountants, please visit our NASBA page.
2010 Speakers
Some of your favorite speakers were back, and there were some new faces, too, including:
- Brigid Carroll Anderson, Esq.
- Jeff Belfiglio, Esq.
- Howard D. Bye, Esq.
- Sharon R. Cohen, Esq.
- John W. Haine, Esq.
- Andrew Ky Haynes, Esq.
- John R. Hickman, Esq.
- Darcy L. Hitesman, Esq.
- Cheryl Risley Hughes, Esq.
- Susan R. Monkmeyer, Esq.
- Kyle T. Murray, Esq.
- Gita K. Sharma, Esq.
- Charles H. Thulin, Esq.
