Health care continues to be one of the most important benefits for employees and one of the most complex for employers. At KMK, we strive to fully understand each client’s specific health care needs and concerns so we can help recommend/maintain a plan that works effectively and efficiently.
We work with our clients to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA and ACA). We also help clients develop and maintain health care plans that comply with these complex requirements. We assist with the following:
Design for applicable large employers (ALE)
Information reporting using Form 1094 and Form 1095
When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, You’re Entitled to a Reasonable Alternative | Gag Clause Annual Attestation Deadline Approaches | Lower Affordability Percentage Increases Employer Costs
Seventh Circuit Upholds Unambiguous Eligibility Standard | IDR Process is Up and Running | DOL to Prudential: You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat it, too!
IRS Extends CARES Act and Relief Act Deadlines | Company Stock Over -Valuation Puts Plan Sponsor and Trustee Under Water | Flagrant Foul by NBA Player Guilty of Defrauding Health Plan
What the Hack? Malware Leads to Stiff HIPAA Penalties | Court OKs Actively Managed Investment Options | You Can’t Get Blood from a Turnip – Unless the Plan Documents So Provide
Machine Readable File Posting Update | IRS Plan Examination Pilot Program - Will It Take Flight? | Summer is for Fun, Sun, and PCORI Fees | Compliance Alert - Cycle 3 Restatement Deadline *July 31*
Coverage of At-Home COVID-19 Tests | New Guidance on Group Health Plan Provider Compensation Disclosure Rules | Revised Auditing Standards for ERISA Plans
New Guidance For DC Plan Lifetime Income Illustrations | ARPA COBRA Subsidy Expiration and Notice Deadline | Enforcement Delays for Health Plan Transparency
DOL Releases Retirement Plan Cybersecurity Best Practices | (Employer Stock) Should You Drop It Like It's Hot? | DOL Clarifies Mental Health Parity Compliance and the New Comparative Analyses Requirements
If You Like Your (Grandfathered) Plan, You Can Keep It - For Even Longer | SECURE Act Q&As on Safe Harbor Automatic Enrollment and Nonelective Plan Requirements | Final Rules on Rollovers of Qualified Plan Loan Offsets
It's Final: Pecuniary Considerations Must Steer Fiduciary Investment Decisions | Shedding Light on the New Health Plan Transparency Rule | Taking the Sting Out of COBRA
IRS Updates Health and Retirement Plan Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2021 | ESRP Penalties Increase for 2021 | More Relief for Furnishing 2020 ACA Information Returns
A More Secure 402(f) Notice | Pushing the Need on Affordability - 2021 Increase to 9.83% | Open for Business in Cycle 3 | Tax Treatment of COVID-19 Leave-Based Donation Programs
Actual Knowledge Means Aware: Supreme Court Upholds Participant Win in Intel Case | Spending Package Impacts Cadillac Tax and PCORI Fees | Open Questions About Insider Information for Plan Fiduciaries That Offer Investment in Employer Stock
In the Spirit of Giving, IRS Extends and Expands ACA Reporting Relief | Sun Sets on Lower Court Sun Capital Ruling | Pricing Transparency - But At What Cost?
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