EBIA Weekly Archives - Cafeteria Plans
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- How should we handle election change requests that are made after open enrollment has ended and before the plan year has begun?
- From the December 03, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company has a calendar-year cafeteria plan with a premium payment feature, a health FSA, and a DCAP. Shortly after we closed our open enrollment for the 2010 plan year, several of our employees asked if they could ...
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- Decrease of 7.5 Cents in 2010 Mileage Rate for Transportation to Obtain Medical Care or as Part of Deductible Moving Expenses
- From the December 03, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has announced that the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile to obtain medical care (which may be deductible under Code Section 213 if it is primarily for, and essential to, medical care) will be 16.5 ...
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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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- Cancer Insurance Policy Endorsed by Employer and Offered Through Cafeteria Plan Was an ERISA Plan
- From the November 24, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- An employee’s spouse sued the insurer of her cancer insurance policy in state court after it refused to pay for medical treatment she had received. The insurer removed the case to federal court, arguing that her claim was ...
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- EFAST2 PIN for Form 5500 Electronic Filing Is Plan Administrator's Signature and Must Not Be Shared
- From the November 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- A new question has been added to the DOL’s webpage of FAQs on EFAST2, the all-electronic filing system for Form 5500 filings beginning with 2009 plan years. (For information about other topics addressed in the previous EFAST2 ...
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- IRS Releases 2009 Form 2441 and Instructions
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released Form 2441 (“Child and Dependent Care Expenses”) and its accompanying instructions for the 2009 tax year. Form 2441 is a dual-purpose form. Taxpayers file it with Form 1040 to determine the amount of ...
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- FTC Delays Its Enforcement of Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Until June 2010
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is delaying its enforcement of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010. The Rule, which was issued jointly by six federal agencies, requires financial institutions and creditors with &#...
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- Can members of our company's board of directors participate in our cafeteria plan?
- From the October 29, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I’ve been asked whether members of our company’s board of directors can participate in our cafeteria plan. Can we allow this? ANSWER: Generally, no, although there is a special rule for certain “dual status&#...
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- DOL Issues Additional FAQs on Schedule C for 2009 Form 5500
- From the October 29, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has issued 25 additional FAQs concerning the Schedule C disclosures for 2009 and later plan years. This guidance supplements a set of 40 FAQs issued last year. (See our Checkpoint Newsstand article.) Generally, both pension plans and those ...
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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 ...
