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New Optional Section 125 Midyear Qualifying Events Released by IRS

On Sept. 18, 2014, the IRS published Notice 2014-55, which creates two new Section 125 midyear qualifying events. The two new events apply in very specific situations and – like all Section 125 events – are optional. Employers who wish to include these new Section 125 qualifying events as options in their plan design need to amend the plan document accordingly.

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ABG Nominated for The IHC Superstar Awards

The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC) Superstar Category

  • Most Effective Solution Provider Award – American Benefits Group

Nominee's Company

  • American Benefits Group (Bob Cummings, Managing Principal)

Nominee's email address

Why should this person be a Superstar? 

American Benefits Group is a top national TPA  that began its life as a pioneer of FSAs in the 1980s. Today the firm provides administrative services for all account based pre-tax plans including HSAs, commuter benefits, FSAs and HRAs for over 650 employers nationwide, including a large number of leading Wall Street financial firms, Main Street America and a few well known public companies.

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Compliance Update

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an amendment to the Health Care Security Ordinance on June 17,
2014. The amendment phases in (over 3 years) a requirement that all heath care expenditures be made irrevocably and makes other changes to the HCSO. For more information, see the HCSO amendment as passed.

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