An IRS employment tax policy analyst will give an explanation of all the IRS guidance released to date on the W-2 reporting of employer-sponsored group health coverage. This is an extraordinary opportunity for you to hear directly from an IRS official and pose any questions to the source of the guidance.
Who Should Attend
Direct employees of SPBA member TPA firms and Stop-Loss Partners should attend.
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- The purpose of the reporting.
- Which types of coverage are to be included, which are not to be included, and which may be included at your option.
- Whether an employer qualifies for any transition relief from reporting – either employer-wide or just for certain types of coverage and situations.
- How to compute the amount to report.
- How to calculate the "cost" associated with Flexible Spending Arrangements.
- Which costs should be subtracted from the reported "cost of coverage."
- Whether the amount reported should represent coverage for just the employee or for the employee and anyone covered through him or her.
- Whether the amount reported should reflect just the cost to the employer or the cost borne by the employee as well.
- How to handle tricky situations: common paymaster, corporate acquisition, mid-year changes in costs or coverage, and retroactive elections for prior-year coverage.