EBIA Weekly Archives - Cafeteria Plans
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- IRS Announces Mid-Year Increase in Mileage Rates for Transportation to Obtain Medical Care and Moving Expenses
- From the June 26, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Due to recent gasoline price increases, the IRS has announced an eight-cent mid-year increase in the standard mileage rate for calculating the cost of using an automobile to obtain medical care. (Such use may be deductible under Code ...
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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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- President Signs Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
- From the June 19, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- We recently reported that Congress had passed the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (Heroes Act or HEART Act), which contains changes to the Code that may affect benefits for members of the military and their families ...
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- New Legislation Enhances 401(k) Benefits for Military Personnel, Allows Qualified Reservist Distributions From Health FSAs, and Extends MHPA
- From the May 29, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- On May 22, 2008, Congress passed the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (Heroes Act or HEART Act), which President Bush is expected to sign into law. Among the Act’s provisions are a variety of ...
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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 ...
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- Employer Breached ERISA Fiduciary Duties by Providing Misleading Health FSA Documents
- From the April 10, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- When the employee in this case was hired, she received a new hire enrollment guide and a health FSA SPD, both of which stated that the health FSA would reimburse only those medical expenses that the employee incurred during the ...
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- Proposed Regulation on TRICARE Incentive Prohibition Addresses Treatment of Cafeteria Plans
- From the April 03, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a proposed regulation regarding the TRICARE incentive prohibition which prohibits employers from offering financial or other benefits to TRICARE beneficiaries as incentives not to enroll (or to terminate enrollment) in employer-sponsored health ...
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- IRS Clarifies Availability of Dependent Care Tax Credit and Other Family Tax Law Benefits Based on "Qualifying Relatives"
- From the March 27, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) 200812024, which provides guidance on whether a taxpayer may claim the dependent care tax credit (DCTC) under Code Section 21 or certain other family tax law benefits, based on a member of ...
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- How does the 30-day enrollment window for new hires work under the 2007 proposed cafeteria plan regulations?
- From the March 13, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I’ve heard that the 2007 proposed cafeteria plan regulations allow new hires to make retroactive benefit elections for a limited period after their hire dates. Can you give me more information about these new rules? ANSWER: In ...
