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ACA Update – More Certainty for the Years Ahead
Points North • May 14, 2019
The past few years have brought forth a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act. The topic of ‘repeal and replace’ was front and center during the 2016 presidential and congressional elections, and 2017 saw several attempts at repeal, none of which were ultimately successfully at scrapping the law in its entirety.
After the successful repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate in late 2017 (which did not change any of the existing 1094/1095 reporting requirements), talk of eliminating or modifying the law was placed on the back burner during the election year of 2018. When Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives but kept control of the Senate in November, it virtually assured that no major repeal efforts regarding the ACA would pass through both chambers of a now-divided Congress.
Both President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed as much in early April, stating that there would be no major comprehensive health care reform efforts pursued prior to the November 2020 elections, which will put both the White House and control of Congress up for grabs. With all of Washington virtually in agreement on the stability of the ACA for the first time since the 2016 election, employers subject to the law’s reporting requirements can now operate with increased certainty about their obligations for the next few years.
To read more about these recent developments, visit the links below:
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/436973-mcconnell-to-trump-were-not-repealing-and-replacing-obamacare
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-he-never-expected-health-care-vote-before-2020-election
After the successful repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate in late 2017 (which did not change any of the existing 1094/1095 reporting requirements), talk of eliminating or modifying the law was placed on the back burner during the election year of 2018. When Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives but kept control of the Senate in November, it virtually assured that no major repeal efforts regarding the ACA would pass through both chambers of a now-divided Congress.
Both President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed as much in early April, stating that there would be no major comprehensive health care reform efforts pursued prior to the November 2020 elections, which will put both the White House and control of Congress up for grabs. With all of Washington virtually in agreement on the stability of the ACA for the first time since the 2016 election, employers subject to the law’s reporting requirements can now operate with increased certainty about their obligations for the next few years.
To read more about these recent developments, visit the links below:
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/436973-mcconnell-to-trump-were-not-repealing-and-replacing-obamacare
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-he-never-expected-health-care-vote-before-2020-election
Disclaimer: The information provided within is for general informational purposes only. It does not necessarily address all of your specific questions or issues. It should not be construed as, nor is it intended to provide, legal advice. Questions regarding specific issues and application of these rules to your 1095-C reporting should be addressed by your legal counsel.
Once employers have familiarized themselves with the ACA obligations, they should also know of the penalties associated with non-compliance. Identifying and paying for full-time employees is fairly easy because of the straightforward details of their job but for variable hour employees’, it is not as simple. Some organizations make use of the ‘limiting’ strategy to manage such schedules but this strategy as its own set of problems. Problems such as workforce scheduling and variable labor requirements are factors that make this strategy impracticable. We’ve combined some of the best ways to ensure ACA compliance in this article and examined how ‘guidance’ can help you limit penalties.
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Handling compliance with the Affordable Care Act - If you're the one in charge for handling compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting and audits then read on; those who aren’t compliant will face penalties from the IRS.
Due to the complexity of the process, utilizing a reputable software vendor to file your 1094/1095 data electronically with the IRS is considered to be a best practice. One reason for this is that if it turns out that there’s a problem with some of your ACA data, the IRS doesn’t necessarily make it easy to figure out what went wrong.
Employers often have to face complex issues regarding employee withholding taxes. This gets even more challenging when employees on their payroll, earn a mix of regular and non- standard income.
We are dedicated to helping our clients navigate the complexity of ACA and employee eligibility reporting. Below you will find information regarding whether or not all employers are required to e-File with the IRS.
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