Tag: ACA

Employer deadline for providing health insurance extended again

The deadline for providing health insurance to employees extended again (from 2015 to 2016) but only for employers with under 100 employees.  Large employers still need to comply with the original deadline (effective now) of the Affordable Care Act. For...

Small business employers should expect higher health insurance premiums in 2016

Under the Affordable Care Act, currently "small" employers who are required under HCRA to provide health insurance are grouped in with larger employers for the amount of premiums they are charged.  However, starting in 2016, employers with 100 or less...

IRS website explains tax provisions of the health care law; provides guide to online resources

In July, we told you that large employers could take more time implementing the new "Obamacare" health insurance changes.  Now, the IRS has launched a new Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions website at IRS.gov/aca to educate individuals and businesses on...

Oct. 1 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Deadline Looms for Small Business Owners

The online health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act will open for business on Oct. 1--two weeks from now. And while employers with 50 or fewer full-time employees are not required to offer health insurance coverage under the...

ACA Healthcare Compliance Deadline for Large Employers Extended

Employers with more than 50 employees who have struggled to understand their responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can breathe a sigh of relief: the Obama Administration announced recently it has delayed until 2015 the requirement that large employers...