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- 2010 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Transportation Benefits, Adoption Assistance, and More
- From the October 15, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the 2010 cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for a wide variety of tax benefit limits, including limits relating to qualified transportation fringe benefits, adoption assistance, dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs), and Archer MSAs. Qualified Transportation Fringe ...
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- DOL Releases New FAQs on All-Electronic Form 5500 Filing Under EFAST2
- From the September 24, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL’s EFAST website now contains 45 FAQs addressing EFAST2, the all-electronic filing system for Form 5500 that is scheduled to be available beginning January 2010. As background, final DOL regulations issued in 2007 require that all ...
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- IRS and Treasury Officials Provide Unofficial Views on Imputing Income for Health Coverage and More
- From the September 24, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 2009 Q&A session with IRS and Treasury officials. Highlights include unofficial, nonbinding remarks about the following topics covered by our Cafeteria ...
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- DOL Staff Members Provide Informal Views on SPDs/SMMs and Issues Under the Davis-Bacon And Service Contract Acts
- From the September 03, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 7, 2009 Q&A session with DOL staff members. Highlights include unofficial, nonbinding remarks about these welfare plan topics: (1) SPD requirements ...
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- IRS Discusses Whether Various Over-the-Counter (OTC) Items Are Medical Care Expenses
- From the August 06, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- This information letter responds to a request for guidance on whether certain over-the-counter (OTC) items qualify as medical care expenses that can be paid or reimbursed by a health FSA or an HRA. The letter explains that the ...
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- FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule Until November and Issues FAQs Addressing Employee Benefit Plans
- From the July 30, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The federal Red Flags Rule (Rule) requires certain businesses and organizations to implement written identity theft prevention programs that are designed to detect the warning signs (“red flags”) of identity theft in their day-to-day operations and ...
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- One-Time Irrevocable Election to Waive Retiree Health Benefits in Exchange for Higher Pay Isn't Taxable
- From the May 14, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- In this private letter ruling, the IRS reviewed an employer’s retiree health insurance program that allowed employees to make a one-time irrevocable election to waive retiree health insurance in exchange for a higher rate of future pay. ...
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- IRS Updates Its Webpage on the Health Coverage Tax Credit for Changes Made by ARRA
- From the April 23, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- As background, the Trade Act of 2002 created a health coverage tax credit (HCTC) that helped reduce the out-of-pocket cost of COBRA coverage for a limited group of individuals (generally including eligible individuals under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (...
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- IRS Explains Why Standard Mileage Rate for Medical Expenses Is Substantially Less Than Rate for Business Expenses
- From the April 09, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- This IRS information letter explains why the standard mileage rate used to determine medical expense deductions is substantially lower than the rate used to determine business expense deductions. For 2009, the standard mileage rate for medical expenses is 24 cents ...
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- Breast Pumps Used for General Health Are Not Medical Care Expenses
- From the April 09, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- This information letter responds to a letter recommending that the IRS allow breast pumps and related equipment to be reimbursed under a health FSA. The information letter explains that health FSA funds generally must be used for medical care, which ...
