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Welcome to the Snell & Wilmer Benefits Blog. We will be posting about current employee benefits and executive compensation topics and issues. We invite you to contact the authors with your thoughts or questions.Blog Contributors
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Much Ado about $50… IRS Announces Relief for Reduction of Maximum HSA Contributions
On April 3, we blogged about a reduction in the HSA contribution limit for family coverage in 2018 from $6,900 to $6,850. This was a technical change resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that adjusted the method for … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans
| Tagged Contribution limit, HSA, revenue procedure 2018-27
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IRS Announces 2018 Cost of Living Adjustments
This post has been updated as of June 7, 2018, to reflect the revised maximum annual HSA contribution limit for family coverage set out in Revenue Procedures 2018-18 and 2018-27. The IRS recently announced cost-of-living adjustments for 2018 in Notice 2017-64 and … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans, Qualified Retirement Plans
| Tagged COLA, cost of living adjustment, defined benefit, defined contributino, ESOP, FSA, HDHP, health and welfare, HSA, key employee, maximum\, qualified retirement, simple
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What is Telemedicine? A Cool Benefit or a Hot Mess?
We’ve had numerous inquiries lately about telemedicine benefits. My clients most typically ask either “is this a group health plan?” or “is it just access to another provider?” Clearly, there is much confusion surrounding telemedicine benefits. Part of the problem … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans, Health Care Reform
| Tagged EAP, employee assistance program, ERISA, Excepted Employee Assistance Program, group health plan, health plan, healthcare, HSA, Notice 2004-50, telemedicine, voluntary plan safe harbor
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IRS Announces 2016 Health FSA, HSA, HDHP and Transportation Plan Limits
The IRS has announced cost of living adjustments for health flexible spending accounts (“health FSAs”) in Section 125 cafeteria plans, contributions to health savings accounts (“HSAs”), out-of-pocket maximums under high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) and qualified transportation plan benefits for … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans
| Tagged contribution limits, Health FSA, HSA, IRS, out-of-pocket maximum, parking, qualified transportation, transit pass
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Carryover Confusion: Chief Counsel Clears Up Rules on Health FSA Carryovers
Earlier this year, I blogged about how the IRS modified the health flexible spending account (“health FSA”) “use-it-or-lose-it” rule to allow carryovers of up to $500 to subsequent plan years. This rule change caused some confusion. Employers were asking, “what … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans
| Tagged Carryover, HDHP, Health FSA, HSA, IRS, Use-it-or-Lose-it
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