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August 18, 2015
The Affordable Care Act is likely to expand coverage for the uninsured and make the dread of ‘pre-existing’ conditions a relic of the past. However, like most things coming out of Washington, DC, it is complex and creates several new compliance requirements for businesses. 2016 is coming up, and all the grace periods will be over by then, and your businesses will be on the hook for ACA Compliance. Cost of non-compliance is hefty penalties and fines, and spending lots of time and resources with you very favorite federal agency, the IRS!
If you don’t want to spend your non-existent free time with IRS agents, here’s what you need to know:
It would be so simple if that were true! It is based on having 50+ full-time employees or full-time equivalent employees (FTE). So what is a FTE? Anyone who works 30 hours per week is considered a full-time equivalent. So if you have 25 full-time employees and 50 half-time employees, you’d think that you don’t need to care about ACA Compliance? Wrong! You are deemed to employ 50 FTEs and you are required comply.
So, you can’t just go by total- number of full-time employees on your payroll. If by end of the year you are at 30 employees, but during the course of the year, have employed various part-timers who add up to more than 20 FTE, you are an Applicable Large Employer (ALE).
Providing access to “affordable” health insurance of “minimum value” is one of the core provisions of the ACA. However, what do these terms mean?
ACA defines “Affordable” Health Insurance as:
• Less than 9.5% of annual household income. • Employers can also determine affordability by calculating 9.5% of employees W2 wages, hourly pay rate, or the Federal Poverty Level for an individual. And “Minimum Value” as: • 60% of the total cost of an employee’s medical expenses.
If you’re an ALE, you have to create and submit the 1094-C, 1095-C, and the Written Statement to each employee.
Employer Transmittal Accounts for each of the following, per 2015 calendar month: • Total headcount. • Full-time employees. • Whether Minimum Essential Coverage was offered. • Whether an applicable 4980H “Safe Harbor” was used. Deadline: February 29, 2016
Employee Statement Accounts for each of the following, per 2015 calendar month: • Proof of offer of coverage. (with code) • Employee’s share of the lowest cost monthly premium. • Whether an applicable 4980H “Safe Harbor” was used. Deadline: February 29, 2016
• The employer’s name, address, and contact information. • The information for the employee on the return being filed. Deadline: January 31, 2016
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