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Does Your W-2 Look Wrong? It Could Be This…

Stratus.HR

To do this, log into the Stratus System , click the green $ sign, go to Taxes (W2 Info), then click the blue Edit button. If you made any pre-tax contributions last year, your YTD earnings will not match Box 1 of your W-2. However, the wages shown in Box 1 of your W-2 is only the amount of earnings subject to federal taxes.

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HDHPs can cover more preventive services

Business Management Daily

An ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure, but up until this point, high-deductible health plans have been boxed in regarding tax-free reimbursements for most preventive care services or items. Reason: With certain exceptions, HDHPs can’t start reimbursing employees until they meet those high deductibles.

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Help Employees Understand the HSA Value Proposition

Corporate Synergies

Health savings accounts can be a good deal for employees. High deductible health plans (HDHPs) are on the rise as a growing number of employers turn to consumer-directed health plans to try to curb costs—the portion of employees enrolled in HDHPs rose from 26.3% This is even better tax treatment than the typical retirement plan!

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Understanding the cost of employee benefits & what it means for your company

Genesis HR Solutions

Tax-preferred plans: Health flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, health reimbursement accounts, transportation accounts, and more. per hour worked in March 2018. per hour worked and accounted for 68.2 and accounted for the remaining 31.8 Common Employee Benefits.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

The ARPA also allows the employer, insurer, or multiemployer plan sponsor who subsided the premiums to offset the cost by claiming a new federal tax credit. Health care flexible spending accounts are not subject to the ARPA provisions. The subsidy is tax-free to the individual receiving the subsidy. Tax Credit.