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Employee wellness plans: Some benefits may be taxable

WEBEmployers can encourage health and wellness for their employees with many types of benefit options, including on-site fitness centers, healthy lunch and snack …

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Employee wellness plans: Some benefits may be taxable

WEBEmployers can encourage health and wellness for their employees with many types of benefit options, including on-site fitness centers, healthy lunch and snack …

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Worth amending for: Credits for sick and family leave

WEBFor sick and family leave that occurred between Jan. 1, 2021, and Sept. 30, 2021, an amendment to claim the credit is eligible to be filed up to April 18, 2025. …

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Treatment of Wellness Program Benefits and Employer …

WEBA cafeteria plan is an employee benefit plan provided by employers under Sec. 125 that offers employees choices of two or more benefits. The most common …

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Application of Sec. 199A deduction to health care

WEBApplication of Sec. 199A deduction to health care. On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), …

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Health savings accounts can save taxpayers money

WEBOctober 10, 2019. Health savings accounts (HSAs) have become more popular in recent years as a tax-saving device. High-deductible health insurance plans with HSAs are …

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Contributions to HSAs

WEBThe maximum annual contribution to an HSA is the sum of the limits determined separately for each month, based on status, eligibility, and health plan …

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COVID-19 coverage without a deductible ends next year

WEBHigh-deductible health plans (HDHPs) will generally no longer be permitted to cover testing for and the treatment of COVID-19 without a deductible or with a …

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Beware of tax promoters purporting to save employment …

WEBIn general, Sec. 104(a)(3) provides that health benefits paid or reimbursed through health insurance purchased by an individual are nontaxable. Sec. 106 excludes …

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IRS Issues Guidance on Health Insurance Premium Tax …

WEBRegulations. The IRS issued regulations and revenue procedures addressing how to calculate the Sec. 36B premium tax credit, including how the credit is calculated in …

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Tax Planning for Aging Clients: Medical Expense Deduction for …

WEBThe Home Improvement Medical Expense Deduction. Sec. 213 (a) allows taxpayers to deduct expenses paid during the tax year for medical care of the taxpayer, …

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Health reimbursement arrangements for small employers

WEBThe IRS recently issued Notice 2017 - 67 to provide guidance on "qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements" (qualified small employer HRAs) …

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How to make sure an HSA avoids ERISA

WEBHealth savings accounts (HSAs) are growing in popularity as employers increasingly rely on high-deductible health plans, and only individuals enrolled in a high …

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Personal exemption rules clarified for 2018 tax year health-related

WEBPersonal exemption rules clarified for 2018 tax year health-related provisions. On Oct. 18, the IRS explained how taxpayers who may be eligible for the Sec. 36B …

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Does an early retirement distribution qualify for the medical …

WEBBy Allen Schulman. May 17, 2018. Many taxpayers assume that withdrawals from retirement accounts to pay for medical expenses qualify automatically as hardship …

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PPACA Guidance Clarifies Rules for HRAs, Health FSAs, and Other

WEBEditor: Michael Dell, CPA. Employee Benefits & Pensions. In Notice 2013-54, the IRS provided long-anticipated guidance on when employers may use arrangements such as …

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Service businesses that qualify for the 20% QBI deduction

WEBThe field of health is defined as providing medical services by medical professionals directly to a patient by "physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, …

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Fundamentals of voluntary employees’ beneficiary associations

WEBThe voluntary employees' beneficiary association (VEBA), a vehicle tax - exempt under Sec. 501 (c) (9), has seen its heyday come and go. Created to provide for …

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Employing family members

WEBEmploying family members can be a useful strategy to reduce overall tax liability. If the family member is a bona fide employee, then the taxpayer can deduct the …

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Alimony deduction and income exclusion allowed for insurance …

WEBDecember 1, 2021. A taxpayer, who was required under a 2014 settlement agreement incident to divorce proceedings to pay health insurance premiums for his wife during the …

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Dispute remains over whether couple sold house due to poor health

WEBEffect of health conditions on exclusions: The Tax Court found that Steven's response to the IRS's motion for partial summary judgment invoked both the health …

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Partners as Employees

WEBHealth, welfare, and fringe benefit plans: The income tax rules for health, welfare, and fringe benefit plans prohibit partners from excluding the value of benefits from income in …

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