Month: May 2020
COVID-19 Impact on Retirement Plan Discrimination Testing
COVID-19 Impact on Retirement Plan Discrimination Testing As a result of COVID-19, many employers have made financial, operational, and employment-related changes. Plan sponsors need to consider how the following actions may impact the results of their 2020 retirement plan discrimination testing: Changing or Discontinuing the employer 401K match Retirement plan...
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application On Friday, May 15th the SBA has released their forgiveness application with detailed instructions on how to complete the form. While the release promised further guidance on loan forgiveness, Innovative has received a lot of questions surrounding the calculation of Full Time Equivalent (FTE)...
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Further Guidance on Internal Revenue Service Notice 2020-29
Further Guidance on Internal Revenue Service Notice 2020-29 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued IRS Notice 2020-29 (Notice) that provides increased flexibility for making mid-year elections or changes under a Section 125 cafeteria plan during calendar year 2020 related to employer-sponsored health coverage, health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs), and...
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April Compliance Recap
April was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The President signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (PPPHCEA). The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released a final rule extending certain timeframes under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...
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IRS Releases Two New COVID-19 Notices
IRS Releases Two New COVID-19 Notices To provide additional relief to Americans during these challenging times, the IRS released Notice 2020-29 and 2020-33. These notices provided new relaxed rules for 2020 for making elections under Cafeteria plans, using amounts during a grace period or carryover period changes to the method...
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Open Enrollment and Outcomes Based Health Screenings Options During COVID-19
Open Enrollment and Outcomes Based Health Screenings Options During COVID-19 Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, employers who were planning on offering on-site health screenings tied to payroll deductions are unfortunately being forced to consider other options. Thankfully, the screening vendors have been flexible with delaying screening dates. As an employer,...
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Final Rule on the Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans Due to COVID-19
On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued the Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and by separate letter made a determination, under Section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, that a national emergency exists nationwide beginning March...
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