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  1. IRS Discusses Whether Amounts Paid for Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Services Are Medical Care Expenses
    From the May 06, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    This information letter responds to an inquiry about whether amounts paid for private umbilical cord blood banking services are medical care expenses under Code Section 213. The information letter explains that the Code defines medical care as the diagnosis, cure, ...
    [IRS Information Letter 2010-0017 (Nov. 2, 2009)]
  2. IRS Provides Guidance on Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Health Benefits for Children Under Age 27
    From the April 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    Recent health care reform legislation generally requires group health plans offering dependent coverage for children to continue providing that coverage for adult children until age 26. (See our Checkpoint Newsstand articles.) The legislation also extends the Code Section 105(b) ...
    [IRS Notice 2010-38 (Apr. 27, 2010)]
  3. DOL Webpage on Health Care Reform Provides Useful Links and Resources for Employees and Employers
    From the April 08, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL has created a new webpage that contains links to a variety of resources relating to the major health care reform legislation—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—that became law in March 2010 (see ...
    [[DOL webpage: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]
  4. Health Care Reform Reconciliation Bill Is Signed Into Law
    From the April 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    On March 30, 2010, the President signed into law the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Reconciliation Act), which makes significant changes to some of the health care reform provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (see ...
    [Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152 (Mar. 30, 2010)]
  5. Health Care Reform Is Signed Into Law, Bringing Major Changes for Employer-Provided Health Coverage
    From the March 25, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    Historic health care reform legislation was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) brings far-reaching changes for employer-provided health coverage. (As we write this article, Congress is ...
    [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111- 148 (Mar. 23, 2010)]
  6. DOL Issues New Proposed Regulations on Investment Advice, Without Class Exemption
    From the March 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL has proposed regulations intended to implement the statutory prohibited transaction exemption for “eligible investment advice arrangements” added by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). Under the statutory exemption, certain transactions associated with providing investment advice ...
    [Investment Advice—Participants and Beneficiaries, Prop. Treas. Reg. Secs. 2550.408g-1 and -2, 75 Fed. Reg. 9360 (Mar. 2, 2010]
  7. Value of Nondependent Domestic Partner's Retiree Coverage Is Taxable to Employee
    From the February 25, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    This private letter ruling addresses the tax treatment of contributions required to pre-fund retiree health coverage under a union-negotiated health plan. The contributions for each employee consisted of (1) mandatory (i.e., nonelective) pre-tax contributions made during ...
    [Priv. Ltr. Rul. 20103007 (Oct. 13, 2009)]
  8. IRS Discusses Deductibility of Monthly Fee Paid to Alzheimer's Medical Facility
    From the February 18, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    This IRS information letter responds to an inquiry about the deductibility of a monthly fee paid to an Alzheimer’s medical facility. The letter explains that the entire cost of medical care, meals, and lodging furnished in an institution ...
    [IRS Information Letter 2009-0252 (Dec. 14, 2009)]
  9. IRS Releases 2010 Versions of Forms 1099-SA And 5498-SA For HSA, Archer MSA, and Medicare Advantage MSA Trustees and Custodians
    From the February 11, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The IRS has released Forms 5498-SA and 1099-SA for the 2010 tax year, along with their combined instructions. Trustees and custodians of HSAs, Archer MSAs, and Medicare Advantage MSAs must use Form 5498 to report contributions to (and ...
    [Form 5498-SA (HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA Information) (2010); Form 1099-SA (Distributions From an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA) (2010); Instructions for Forms 1099-SA and 5498-SA (2010)]
  10. IRS Issues New Form 8928 on Excise Taxes for Failures to Comply With HSA Comparability, COBRA, HIPAA, and Other Group Health Plan Mandates
    From the February 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The IRS has released the final version of Form 8928, a new reporting form provided for in IRS excise tax regulations finalized in September 2009. (See our Checkpoint Newsstand article.) Here are some highlights: Violations Triggering Excise Taxes. The Instructions ...
    [IRS Form 8928 (Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code) and Instructions (Dec. 2009)]

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