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- What benefits can we offer under our company's cafeteria plan?
- From the February 26, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company maintains a premium-only cafeteria plan (POP) under which employees who elect company-sponsored major medical coverage can pay their share of the premiums with pre-tax dollars. We are thinking of amending our cafeteria plan to ...
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- Where can our health FSA participants use debit cards to pay for medical care expenses?
- From the January 29, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company is thinking about implementing a debit card program under our health FSA. I understand that IRS guidance restricts use of these cards to certain merchants. Where can our health FSA participants use debit cards to pay for ...
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- What's the status of the 2007 proposed cafeteria plan regulations?
- From the December 23, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We know that the IRS issued proposed cafeteria plan regulations in 2007 with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2009. What’s the status of these regulations? Are employers required to comply with them as of January ...
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- Can our company require employees who elect health coverage to pay their share of the premiums with pre-tax salary reductions?
- From the November 06, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company wants to establish a premium-only cafeteria plan (POP) to allow employees who elect coverage under our company’s health plan to pay their share of the premiums with pre-tax salary reductions. I know that ...
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- What Rules Apply to PTO Buying Under a Cafeteria Plan?
- From the August 21, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’re considering amending our cafeteria plan for 2009 to allow employees to buy additional paid time off (PTO). How does PTO buying work under a cafeteria plan? ANSWER: A PTO buying feature under a cafeteria plan allows ...
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- How do TRICARE's incentive prohibition and nondiscrimination requirements affect employer-sponsored group health plans?
- From the August 14, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’ve heard that TRICARE imposes new rules that affect employers’ group health plans. How do those rules apply to our company? We offer major medical and dental coverage and have some employees that are or may ...
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- Do we need to file Form 5500 for our company's cafeteria plan?
- From the June 26, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company has a cafeteria plan that permits participants to pay for certain benefits using pre-tax dollars. I’m confused about the Form 5500 filing requirements. Do we have to file a Form 5500 for our cafeteria ...
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- Can an employee pay for COBRA coverage on a pre-tax basis through our cafeteria plan?
- From the June 19, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: One of our employees just lost her coverage under our major medical plan when she went from full-time to part-time. Can she pay her COBRA premiums on a pre-tax basis through our cafeteria plan? ANSWER: Yes, ...
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- Can an employee make a mid-year cafeteria plan election change on account of financial hardship?
- From the May 08, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: One of our employees elected to contribute $2,000 to his health FSA for 2008 to help pay for some anticipated dental work. He just bought a new house and now he says he can’t afford to ...
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- Where can our health FSA participants use electronic payment cards to pay for medical care expenses?
- From the April 17, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company is thinking about implementing an electronic payment card program under our health FSA. I understand that IRS guidance restricts use of these cards to certain merchants. Where can our health FSA participants use electronic payment cards to ...
