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- IRS Explains How ARRA Premium Subsidy Affects Deductibility of COBRA Premiums
- From the January 28, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- This information letter responds to an inquiry about the deductibility of COBRA premiums. The letter explains that an individual may deduct medical expenses paid for qualified medical care, to the extent that these expenses exceed 7.5% of the individual&#...
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- DOL Posts COBRA Premium Subsidy Extension Webcast, Providing New Information on Coverage Changed at Open Enrollment and More
- From the January 28, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has posted on its website an archived copy of its January 22, 2010 compliance assistance webcast on the COBRA premium subsidy as extended by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (2010 DoD Act). By way of ...
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- IRS Clarifies Treatment of COBRA Subsidy Premiums Received in January for December Coverage
- From the January 21, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- In Q&A RD-6, the IRS has addressed a question about the timing for an employer’s tax credit relating to a reduced COBRA premium payment received by an employer in January 2010 for December 2009 coverage. ...
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- DOL Posts Revised Fact Sheet, Revised Model Notices, and New FAQs on the Cobra Premium Subsidy Extension
- From the January 14, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Additional DOL guidance has been issued regarding the COBRA premium subsidy rules, including (1) a revised DOL fact sheet (first made available last week); (2) revised model notices (reworked from last week’s drafts) with a new explanation webpage ...
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- Agencies Issue Additional Guidance on the COBRA Premium Subsidy; Draft DOL Model Notices on the Extension Available
- From the January 07, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL and IRS have issued updated information on the COBRA subsidy provisions, which were extended by the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (2010 DOD Act), and originally created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of ...
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- COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended From Nine to Fifteen Months; Eligibility Period Extended Through End of February
- From the December 23, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Congress has passed, and the President has signed, the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (“Act”), which includes important new changes to the COBRA premium subsidy that was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ...
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- No Premium Subsidy for Qualified Beneficiaries Eligible for COBRA on or After January 1, 2010
- From the December 03, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Under the COBRA premium assistance rules, to be an assistance eligible individual (AEI), a COBRA qualified beneficiary must (1) be eligible for COBRA during the period that begins 9/1/08 and ends 12/31/09, (2) have a qualifying ...
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- IRS Issues 2009 Version of Pub. 502 (Medical and Dental Expenses)
- From the December 03, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the latest version of Publication 502 (Pub. 502), which describes what medical expenses are deductible by taxpayers on their 2009 federal income tax returns. (Under Code Section 213(a), a taxpayer may claim a deduction for ...
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- IRS Explains How COBRA Premium Subsidy Is Reimbursed When Subsidy Exceeds the Employer's Payroll Tax Liability
- From the November 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), assistance eligible individuals pay a reduced COBRA premium equal to 35% of a plan’s COBRA premium. For COBRA coverage provided under federal law, the employer pays the other ...
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- New Law Expands FMLA Leave Rights for Employees Who Are Relatives of Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces
- From the October 29, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The President has signed defense-related legislation that includes amendments to the FMLA’s provisions regarding qualifying exigency leave and covered servicemember leave for employees who are relatives of servicemembers. Here are highlights of the changes that are likely ...
