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  • The Challenge of ACA Compliance

    The Challenge of ACA Compliance

    Discover ways to optimize your compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through our latest research findings.

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  • The Letter 226J Guide

    The Letter 226J Guide

    Letter 226J is the penalty notice the IRS issues to employers identified as having failed to comply with the ACA. Learn everything there is to know about the penalty notice as well as how to avoid one

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  • Get Ready! More IRS Letter 226J ACA Penalty Notices Are on the Way [UPDATE]

    Get Ready! More IRS Letter 226J ACA Penalty Notices Are on the Way [UPDATE]

    3 minute read: IRS staff is expected to start issuing Affordable Care Act penalty notices for the 2017 tax year this month. This comes on the heels of a final The post Get Ready! More IRS Letter...

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  • ACA Compliance Still Confusing to Employers

    ACA Compliance Still Confusing to Employers

    5 minute read: Employers are still confused with how to comply with the Affordable Care Act, and continue to hide their heads in the sand about the real risk of The post ACA Compliance Still...

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  • ACA Measurement Methods Are Critical for Avoiding IRS Penalties

    ACA Measurement Methods Are Critical for Avoiding IRS Penalties

    If you or someone you know has been hit with IRS Letter 226J, you know that it is no laughing matter. The IRS is currently issuing these ACA penalty assessments… The post ACA Measurement Methods...

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  • ACA Safe Harbors Prove Affordability and Prevent IRS Penalties

    ACA Safe Harbors Prove Affordability and Prevent IRS Penalties

    How do employers prove to the IRS that the healthcare plans they offer their workforce are affordable under the ACA? It’s an important question for Applicable Large Employers (ALEs),...

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  • The Signs Were There for IRS’s ACA Enforcement

    The Signs Were There for IRS’s ACA Enforcement

    5 minute read: One of the more complex sections of the Affordable Care Act is the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions, also referred to as the ACA Employer Mandate. Under the The post The...

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  • Data Quality Management Is Key to ACA Compliance

    Data Quality Management Is Key to ACA Compliance

    5 minute read:  Many of the challenges posed by the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate are inherently data problems. Data quality management is not just an issue for larger employers.

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  • Reduce IRS Penalty Risk With Monthly ACA Compliance

    Reduce IRS Penalty Risk With Monthly ACA Compliance

    3 minute read: At this point, if your organization has achieved success in complying with the Affordable Care Act, you understand that it’s no simple undertaking. Chances are, your...

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  • More Suggestions on Responding to IRS Letter 226J [UPDATE]

    More Suggestions on Responding to IRS Letter 226J [UPDATE]

    3 minute read: The IRS has issued more than $4.5 billion in penalties to employers that failed to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate for the 2015 tax The post More Suggestions...

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  • Submit ACA Corrections Now to Avoid IRS Penalties

    Submit ACA Corrections Now to Avoid IRS Penalties

    The deadline for electronically filing ACA forms 1094-C and 1095-C for the 2022 tax year was March 31. Did you make the deadline? If you did, were all your submissions… The post Submit ACA...

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  • These Industries are Most at Risk for ACA Penalties From the IRS

    These Industries are Most at Risk for ACA Penalties From the IRS

    The home healthcare, staffing, restaurant, and construction industries are under fire from the IRS for failing to comply with the ACA. Organizations within these industries have been shocked to...

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  • Avoid These ACA Filing Errors to Prevent Getting IRS Letter 226J Year After Year

    Avoid These ACA Filing Errors to Prevent Getting IRS Letter 226J Year After Year

    5 minute read: They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. We’ve seen many employers repeatedly make the same mistakes in their annual ACA The post Avoid...

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  • ACA Reporting Requirements [UPDATE]

    ACA Reporting Requirements [UPDATE]

    7 minute read: It’s always interesting to look back and see how regulation develops. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is no exception. I wrote a five-part series about the ACA

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  • Is Maryland the Next State to Approve an Individual Mandate?

    Is Maryland the Next State to Approve an Individual Mandate?

    3 minute read: Maryland is getting closer to a state-wide version of an individual mandate that will encourage state residents to purchase health insurance. A bill in the Maryland legislature, The...

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  • Hey Accountants, the IRS is Coming for Your Clients

    Hey Accountants, the IRS is Coming for Your Clients

    3 minute read: Originally published on March 6, 2018, in Accounting Today. Lost amid the confusion of the federal government shutdown this year was a new set of penalties the The post Hey...

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  • Having Responded to IRS Letter 226J to Prove ACA Compliance, Now Meet IRS Letter 227 [UPDATE]

    Having Responded to IRS Letter 226J to Prove ACA Compliance, Now Meet IRS Letter 227 [UPDATE]

    2 minute read: Your organization has received a Letter 226J tax notice because the IRS says it did not comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the basis of

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  • Deadline to Furnish ACA Form 1095-C is Today

    Deadline to Furnish ACA Form 1095-C is Today

    The deadline for distributing the ACAS 1095-C forms to full-time employees is today, March 2. Did you make it? This deadline applies to Applicable Large Employers (ALEs), or employers with… The...

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  • Trump Tries to Change the ACA, But Not The Employer Mandate [UPDATE]

    Trump Tries to Change the ACA, But Not The Employer Mandate [UPDATE]

    3 minute read:  President Trump announced his intent to make administrative changes to the Affordable Care Act in 2017 as part of this executive order, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition

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  • The IRS’s Forms 1095 For the ACA Explained

    The IRS’s Forms 1095 For the ACA Explained

    A number of changes were introduced to the health insurance marketplace with the passage of the ACA in 2010. From different reporting forms and health insurance plan requirements to the… The post...

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