Insights: Human Resources
ACA Reporting Requirements for Plan Year 2024: Key Points and Deadlines
By: Drema Foster, PAFM The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates specific reporting requirements for applicable large employers (ALEs), generally those with 50 or more full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, as well as self-insured employers of any size. For plan year 2024, the reporting process for employer-provided health coverage is largely unchanged, but deadlines remain crucial. Here…
Read MoreFederal Court Strikes Down Rule Raising Salary Threshold for White Collar Overtime Exemptions
By: Drema Foster, PAFM On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated and set aside the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s final regulation increasing the salary threshold for the “white collar” overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on a nationwide basis. The court held that each of the three…
Read MoreDon’t forget to empty out your flexible spending account
If you have a tax-saving flexible spending account (FSA) with your employer to help pay for health or dependent care expenses, there’s an important date coming up. You may have to use the money in the account by year-end or you’ll lose it (unless your employer has a grace period). As the end of 2023…
Read More2023 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting Deadlines and Potential Penalties
By: Drema Foster, PAFM As we’re closing in on 2024, employers must be aware of the most recent changes to Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting. Since 2015, employers have been able to file their Forms 1094-C and 1095-C by paper rather than electronically if they were filing less than 250 returns. However, beginning in 2024,…
Read MoreSECURE 2.0 – IRS Delays Roth Catch-up Contribution Requirement to 2026
By: Drema Foster, PAFM One of the key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act passed at the end of 2022 included a requirement that those earning over $145,000 in 2023 would have to make their 401(k) Catch-Up contributions as Roth (on an after-tax basis) beginning January 1, 2024. Those 50 years and older can contribute…
Read MoreThe tax consequences of employer-provided life insurance
If your employer provides life insurance, you probably find it to be a desirable fringe benefit. However, if group term life insurance is part of your benefits package, and the coverage is higher than $50,000, there may be undesirable income tax implications. You’re taxed on income you didn’t receive The first $50,000 of group term…
Read MoreNew Version of I-9 Form Released Along with New Verification Procedures for E-Verify Employers
By: Drema Foster, PAFM United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 21, 2023, a new Form I-9—which has been streamlined and shortened—that employers should use beginning August 1, 2023. The new form can be found here: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-9.pdf Employers may continue to use the older Form I-9 (Rev. 10/21/19) through October 31, 2023.…
Read MoreSolo business owner? There’s a 401(k) for that
If you own a successful small business with no employees, you might be ready to set up a retirement plan. Now a 401(k) might seem way out of your reach — only bigger companies can manage one of those, right? Not necessarily. Two ways to contribute With a solo 401(k), the self-employed can make large annual deductible contributions to…
Read MoreHiring family members can offer tax advantages (but be careful)
Summertime can mean hiring time for many types of businesses. With legions of working-age kids and college students out of school, and some spouses of business owners looking for part-time or seasonal work, companies may have a much deeper hiring pool to dive into this time of year. If you’re considering hiring your children or spouse,…
Read More6 Benefits of Human Resources Outsourcing
Written By: Drema Foster, PAFM Are the human resource functions of your business taking up too much of your time? You’re not alone. On average, small businesses can spend up to an entire day every week or more dealing with HR tasks. With resources draining, it can be challenging to grow your business successfully. However,…
Read MoreSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
Receive timely news and updates from our newsletter.