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Taxation of Identity Protection Services

Fringe Benefit Analysts

million people were victims of identity theft in 2014. Some insurance carriers are now also offering identity protection services to their customers at no additional cost. Are Identity Theft Protection Services Tax Deductible? The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that 17.6

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How Health Care Reform Helps People and Small Businesses Pay for Coverage

Insperity

To be eligible for a premium tax credit, citizens and legal residents must satisfy the following criteria: Have household income between 100-400 percent of the federal poverty line (FPL); for 2014 subsidies , the FPL for employees living in all states except Hawaii and Alaska is $11,490 for an individual and $23,550 for a family of four.

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Creating the “Urgent Care First” Mindset for Employee Benefits

Corporate Synergies

1 In fact, from 2014 through June of 2017, the number of urgent care centers rose by nearly 20%. From 2009 to 2016 (the most recent data available), the average amount that hospitals billed insurance carriers for an emergency room visit more than doubled, from $600 to $1,322. over the last decade.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

While employers (for self-insured plans and multi-employer plans) or insurance carriers (for fully insured plans) are responsible for the COBRA subsidy, the paying entity is entitled to take a federal tax credit against payroll taxes. Tax Credit.