National Trend Creating Control Group Issues for Unsuspecting Hospitals
Learn about the national trend in the ever-evolving healthcare industry that is creating potential control group retirement plan compliance headaches for unsuspecting hospitals.
Jan 16, 2019
There is a national trend in the ever-evolving healthcare industry that is creating potential retirement plan compliance headaches for unsuspecting hospitals. Many hospitals across the country have created health alliances, some...
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Annual QTA Review to Ensure Compliance
It's important to perform annual reviews of your Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit plan to ensure compliance. New tax rules regarding employer-provided parking went into effect in 2018. For-profit employers are no longer able to take a deduction for these benefits and non-profits are deemed to have UBTI.
Jan 09, 2019
As we kick off the new year, it’s important to perform an annual review of your Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit plan to ensure its compliance with applicable law. Changes to employer-provided parking rules New...
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Proposed Legislation to Help Workers Build Retirement Savings While Repaying Student Loans
Proposed legislation would help workers build retirement savings while repaying student loan debt. With the Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, workers could receive an employer matching contribution while repaying loans, as if the loan repayments were a salary reduction contributions to their retirement plan.
Dec 19, 2018
Many Americans face mounting student loan debt and often have to choose repaying the loans over making contributions to their retirement plan to save for the future. Legislation introduced on December 18th...
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Save the Difference
Dec 12, 2018
The IRS recently announced the annual cost of living adjustments for 2019. You can now save up to $3,500 as an individual or $7,000 as a family into your HSA and...
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Newly Proposed HRA Regulations for 2020
Dec 10, 2018
If implemented, how will recently proposed regulations for Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) impact the consumer directed healthcare landscape? On October 23, 2018 the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury...
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Investing Basics for VEBA/HRA Balances
When deciding how to invest funds in their account, there are some things that participants might want to consider.
Nov 27, 2018
This post was written by Karni Adamson, Senior Sales Relationship Manager for BPAS VEBA & HRA/HSA Services Considerations for Investing After participants have opened a VEBA/HRA and registered for online access...
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HSA: 2019 Limits And Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the new HSA limits for 2019, along with some frequently asked questions about HSAs.
Oct 09, 2018
This post was written by Hannie Spitzack, HSA Sales Relationship Manager at BPAS. With 2019 fast approaching, now is the time for employers to get in front of their employees to...
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It’s Time to Get Serious About Cash Balance Plans
Find out what a cash balance plan is, how it can help small business employers, and how you can find cash balance plan prospects.
Oct 05, 2018
This post was written by Joe Long, an external wholesaler with BPAS who has over 30 years of experience working with small business defined contribution and defined benefit plans. Small business...
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Two HSA Bills Passed by House
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed two bills, which aim to enhance and expand the use of HSAs. Read this blog post to find out about these bills.
Oct 02, 2018
This post was written by Hannie Spitzack, HSA Sales Relationship Manager. In an ever-changing landscape of laws and regulations, it is important to stay ahead and be aware of any potential...
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The President’s Executive Order to Secure America’s Retirement
Here’s how President Trump’s recently signed executive order will effect many of the same changes that are contained within the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act.
Sep 20, 2018
This post was written by Sean Arnold Addressing the Retirement Gap President Trump’s recently signed executive order (see this article) appears to seek to effect many of the same changes that...
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