Benefit Resource Inc.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Healthcare is complicated, so how can you get the most out of Open Enrollment 2020? Start by using this list of three questions you should ask yourself before signing up for your pre-tax benefits. To get a picture of your pre-tax income, take a look at one of your recent pay stubs before taxes.

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WEX Inc.

JULY 20, 2023

Deductible options The words “health”, “coverage”, “insurance”, and “deductible” were among the most frequent words to appear when participants were asked in our survey what was missing from their benefits. Specific responses included: “A lower deductible or copay options would be an improvement.” Deductibles are too high.

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PeopleKeep

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The percentage of workers covered under HDHP plans has increased from four percent of all employer-sponsored health insurance plans in 2006 to 31 percent in 2020. A high deductible health plan (HDHP) paired with a Health Savings Account (HSA) is growing in popularity because it allows employees to pay for medical expenses tax-free.

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Business Management Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2019

1 payday back into 2020, you’d still have 27 biweekly pay periods, this time in 2021. Hourly-paid nonexempts are impacted only to the extent of withholding and deductions. Employees’ benefits deductions and allowances (e.g., Most payroll systems allow you to suppress benefits’ deductions for the extra pay period.

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BerniePortal

JANUARY 9, 2020

On December 5, 2019, the IRS released the final version of the 2020 Form W-4, which was retitled as the Employee’s Withholding Certificate. This is the forms first major update since 2017 when Congress made sweeping changes to the federal tax system. Deductions other than the standard deduction. What's next?

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PeopleKeep

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged savings account a family or individual can use to pay for qualified medical expenses. HSAs are paired with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) and have an annual contribution limit. Each year, the IRS adjusts the guidelines regarding HDHPs and HSA contribution limits.

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WEX Inc.

MAY 8, 2023

More employees are enrolling in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) each year, including more than half of U.S. HDHP vs. PPO deductible Nearly two-thirds of large employers provide their employees with the choice of an HDHP and a traditional health plan , such as a preferred provider organization (PPO). It is not legal or tax advice.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The median household income in the United States was $67,521 in 2020, down from $69,560 in 2019. Dollar-cost averaging works best if investment deposits are “automated,” such as authorizing 401(k) plan payroll deductions or automatically debiting a bank account monthly for mutual fund share purchases.

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WEX Inc.

MARCH 16, 2023

If you’re covered by an HSA-eligible health plan (or high-deductible health plan ), the IRS allows you to put as much as $3,650 per year (in 2022) into your health savings account (HSA). With an HSA, you experience a triple-tax advantage : Contributions are tax-free, earnings are tax-free, and withdrawals for eligible expenses are tax-free.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

MAY 5, 2020

The CARES Act introduced new eligible items that you can purchase with funds from your pre-tax benefits accounts (FSAs, HSAs, and HRAs). Effective January 2020, menstrual care products are now considered eligible expenses. The post 10 new eligible items you can buy with your pre-tax dollars appeared first on BRI | Benefit Resource.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! There have been various laws and guidance impacting HDHPs and telehealth since 2020 and most recently, new legislation extended relief for 2023 and 2024 plan years.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 9, 2020

Alert: The CARES Act includes a number of tax relief measures to help the country get through the COVID-19 crises. Here are ten ways to benefit from tax provisions in the new law. A single tax filer will receive a check of up to $1,200; up to $2,400 for a couple filing jointly. Get tax rewards for charity.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 27, 2023

That’s up from 26% in 2020 and 2021. Even if you are providing them with a robust plan, there are often out-of-pocket cost-sharing and deductibles to contend with. For employees in high-deductible health plans, the costs can be steep. These accounts are funded with pre-tax dollars and can be saved up for future use.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 6, 2020

Most deal with implementing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Guidance on the definition of “qualifying relative” for individual income tax purposes. Employees may account for tax dependents in Step 3 of the 2020 W-4. Regulations on deducting employees’ meal expenses. Not everything on this list will get done.

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PeopleStrategy

APRIL 18, 2022

If you are running your own small business, then chances are that taxes are one your biggest expenses. Although having a good tax plan is place is an effective strategy, you can save more money for your business with our small business tax tips. Here are some useful ideas that can help you reduce your business taxes in 2022.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 4, 2022

While health savings accounts have grown in popularity, you can only offer them to employees who are enrolled in high-deductible health plans. You can claim a tax deduction for the funds you transfer to your employees’ HRAs, and the funds they withdraw from the accounts to reimburse for medical-related expenses are generally tax-free.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 22, 2022

Only California employers that do not offer retirement plans are required to register for CalSavers and there are different registration deadlines depending on employer size, staggered over a few years as follows: Employers with 100 or more workers – The deadline for registration was June 30, 2020. 401(k) plans. 403(a) plans. 403(b) plans.

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BerniePortal

MARCH 5, 2020

*This blog is adapted from the HR Party of One episode, Tips for Employer Taxes, which you can view below. Tax season is among us - so today, we’re covering what HR Parties of One need to know. Paying employer contributions for FICA taxes. Paying other employer business taxes. The History of Employer Taxes.

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Flimp Communications

JUNE 24, 2020

Second, the tax code can subsidize your medical costs. When you pay out of pocket for medical care, the IRS lets you deduct it. But even if you don’t, health savings accounts (HSAs) allow you to save money, tax free, to be spent on healthcare. Deductibles and HSAs, for instance, are calculated on a calendar-year basis.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 9, 2021

HDHP telehealth services — The CARES Act, signed into law in 2020 after the pandemic started, temporarily allowed high-deductible health plans to pay for telehealth services before an enrollee had met their deductible. 1, 2022, HDHPs must charge enrollees for telehealth services if they have not yet met their deductible. .

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 15, 2020

More questions have been generated since the 2020 form went in effect on Jan. An employee who’s been working since before 2020 never filed a W-4. Apparently, this employee doesn’t seem to mind being withheld at the highest possible tax rate. Here’s our roundup. How do we withhold now? No, we don’t think so. Pretty close.

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Global People Strategist

MAY 21, 2020

This has prompted the government of India to lower deduction certificates and extend the relief until the end of June 2020. These considerations have created much relief for taxpayers in India as many were struggling to file their own taxes since many tax offices are shut down due to COVID-19.

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Business Management Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The IRS reports that the tax filing season is off to a sluggish start, with tax refunds averaging about the same as last year—$1,869. That may disappoint employees who expect larger tax refunds. If employees don’t want to owe taxes next year or want heftier tax refunds next year, they have to take steps this year.

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WEX Inc.

JULY 24, 2023

That's important considering that a 65-year-old couple retiring in 2020 would need an average of $351,000 in healthcare costs throughout retirement. HSA contributions made through payroll are not subject to the 7.65% FICA tax. Withdrawals for HSA eligible medical expenses are tax-free. All HSA funds carry over from year to year.

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Business Management Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2019

For decades, payroll departments have used two basic principles to withhold income taxes from employees’ pay: Employees indicate the number of their withholding allowances on their W-4s and you figure their income tax withholding based on those W-4s and your pay period. That’s about to change, thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

DECEMBER 10, 2020

BRI employees are in a unique position; we handle pre-tax benefits administration for thousands of participants every year, and utilize the same plans we sell! We wanted to share the main lessons BRI employees learned about financial wellness in 2020. . 2020 has proven why HSA’s are so important. Financial Wellness Lessons.

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Griffin Benefits

DECEMBER 30, 2022

On nearly the eve of its expiration, Congress has extended the ability of high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) to offer first-dollar telehealth coverage through plan years beginning before January 1, 2025. Making optional the requirement to report a value for amounts not applied to the deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. BACKGROUND.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

Z: The vendor contracts with employees; employees can’t access more than their earned pay; employees pay only a nominal fee for the service; employers make payroll deductions and remit the amount to the vendor; the vendor can’t sue employees who default; and the vendor doesn’t run credit checks on employees. What regulating agencies say.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! There have been various laws and guidance impacting HDHPs and telehealth since 2020 and most recently, new legislation extended relief for 2023 and 2024 plan years.

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Deductions Deductible Family and Medical Leave Act Health and Welfare 40

Benefit Resource Inc.

AUGUST 6, 2021

Download our full infographic below to learn about the actual cost of a free HSA: Despite a steady increase in consumer demand for health savings accounts, employers—even those that already offer an HSA-eligible high-deductible health plan—may struggle to see the value in offering an employer-sponsored HSA program. Cost #1: Show Me the Money.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 26, 2023

In particular, traditional business financing options like bank loans have been declining since 2020 — where they fell 6% from 2019 (43% to 37%, respectively). A fiscal year simply represents the 12-month period that a business uses for its accounting, taxes, and budgeting purposes. Why is that? The good news? What is a ROB?

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cipHR

JANUARY 8, 2020

With off-payroll working rules set to be extended to the UK private sector in April 2020, should end-clients be amending contracts, issuing new terms, or sticking with existing contracts? Equally the client will have additional employer NICs costs to bear and they will be prohibited from deducting these from the payments owed to the PSC.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As we look into our crystal ball, the future of pre-tax benefits comes into view. We clearly aren’t fortune tellers, but maybe we can shed some light on the possible future of pre-tax benefits. Let’s assume all of the stars align and pre-tax benefit accounts become a pillar for legislative priorities. The Optimist.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 2, 2023

Employers offer flexible savings accounts and health savings accounts to their employees so they can build up funds with pre-tax dollars to pay for health care and related expenses. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 48% of workers forfeited an average of $408 of their FSA funds in 2020.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The employee saves the income tax and national insurance (NI) contributions and the employer makes savings on the amount of salary that has been sacrificed. The employee gets a brand new, maintained car at corporate rates, and save most of the value-added tax (VAT) they would pay on a personal lease. What are the benefits?

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Money Talk

JUNE 24, 2021

We have moved from a year of contraction (2020) to a year of economic rebound (2021). Replenish Retirement Accounts - Consult with your employer HR department or plan custodian about steps to repay what you borrowed from a tax-deferred employer retirement savings plan such as a 401(k) or 403(b) plan.

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Ascender

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The first phase of STP reporting included high-level data such as Gross, Tax, Allowances, Deductions, Lump Sums and Fringe Benefits. The next phase sees the reports moving away from Payment Summary Annual Rules (PSAR) and Payment Summaries for allowances and deductions to “Income Types.” New Data Type Reporting.

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