Ryan Mitchell

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Captive Insurance
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New Regulations Clarify §831(b) Captive Compliance

The new final regulations on micro-captive insurance provide essential clarity, outlining compliance criteria to structure legitimate and effective captive insurance arrangements.

Captive Insurance
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Top Ways Captive Insurance Companies Fail

Avoiding common pitfalls is crucial for ensuring a captive insurance company’s long-term success and regulatory compliance.

Affordable Care Act
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Two New Laws and Their Impact on 1094 and 1095 Reporting

Recent legislative changes to ACA employer reporting requirements offer new flexibility and relief for 2024 compliance, impacting deadlines, reporting processes, and distribution rules.

PCORI
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2025 PCORI Fee Announced

The IRS has announced the PCORI fee that insurers and self-insured health plan sponsors will pay for plan years ending from October 2024 through September 2025.

Employee Benefits Compliance
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Nondiscrimination Rules for Employee Benefit Plans

To maintain the tax advantages of employee benefit plans, employers must ensure compliance with nondiscrimination rules, which prevent preferential treatment for highly compensated or key employees.

Employee Benefits Compliance
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Final Rule Issued Under Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage

New MHPAEA rules in 2025 ensure MH/SUD benefit parity. By 2026, plans must address access gaps and prevent discrimination.