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    Nondiscrimination rules health insurance $100/day penalty

    The IRS delayed implementation of the rules that require an employer to provide health insurance on a nondiscrimination basis. There was a $100/day per employee penalty associated with violation of the nondiscrimination rule.

    Does anyone know when compliance must take place?

    #2
    It's "until after regulations or other administrative guidance of general applicability has been issued under ยง 2716". The ACA discrimination policy does not apply at all to self-insured plans.




    However, there probably are discrimination rules under ERISA that may apply.

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      #3
      I thought the relief was only through June 30, 2015. After that, they "may' assess penalties.

      The relief for s-corp shareholders is open ended.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Maribeth View Post
        I thought the relief was only through June 30, 2015. After that, they "may' assess penalties.

        The relief for s-corp shareholders is open ended.

        That is the penalty relief for an employer that reimburses personal health insurance premiums. That one doesn't discuss discrimination.

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          #5
          I read Notice 2011-1 which does provide relief. Until regulations are finalized, does that mean you CAN discriminate without penalty?

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            #6
            Originally posted by ttbtaxes View Post
            I read Notice 2011-1 which does provide relief. Until regulations are finalized, does that mean you CAN discriminate without penalty?
            For ACA purposes, yes.

            For ERISA purposes, I don't know. I would guess you can NOT discriminate, but I don't know the ERISA rules.

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              #7
              Originally posted by TaxGuyBill View Post
              For ACA purposes, yes.

              For ERISA purposes, I don't know. I would guess you can NOT discriminate, but I don't know the ERISA rules.
              How does this fall within the tentacles of ERISA? The ACA penalties are $100/day per person. What type of penalties are we talking about for ERISA purposes?

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                #8
                Originally posted by ttbtaxes View Post
                How does this fall within the tentacles of ERISA? The ACA penalties are $100/day per person. What type of penalties are we talking about for ERISA purposes?

                Unfortunately, I don't know much about ERISA, just that it has a bunch of rule about health and retirement plans. I do know it has non-discrimination rules, but I don't know the details or the penalties.

                A group health plan is an employee welfare benefit plan established or maintained by an employer or by an employee organization (such as a union), or both, that provides medical care for participants or their dependents directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise.

                The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.

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                  #9
                  Good catch Bill. I had no idea that ERISA had any purview over health plans. You learn something new every day.

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