Payments by employers to Section 125 Plans, sometimes referred to as cafeteria plans, flexible benefit plans or mini-flex plans, which provide the opportunity for employees to elect to reduce their taxable compensation to pay for non-taxable benefits such as hospitalization, group term life insurance, group disability insurance, etc.

Section 125 first appeared in the tax code in 1978; however, many employers did not take advantage of it until 1986, which is when the tax laws for deducting personal medical expenses changed. With eflexgroup.com flex, all qualified medical deductions and dependent care expenses can be reimbursed with tax-free dollars.

Qualified flexible benefit programs allow employees to pay for certain eligible benefits with pre-tax dollars. This means that contributions are made before any (okay, almost any...to that in a moment) income and payroll taxes are calculated and deducted. On the federal level this translates into no FICA, Medicare, Federal Unemployment, or income tax. The FICA and Medicare savings apply both to the employee and the employer.

In order for a plan to qualify, employers must follow certain rules. Employees must be given a choice between at least one eligible nontaxable benefit and one eligible taxable one. The employer must provide plan documents and a summary of the plan in writing. The plan may only benefit employees and their dependents (disqualifying sole proprietors, partners and Subchapter S shareholders who are not technically employees of the company).

Participant elections for medical expense and dependent care reimbursement accounts must be made before the beginning of each plan year, or for newly-hired or newly-eligible employees, before their period of coverage begins. Once the plan year (or period of coverage) begins the benefit election cannot be cancelled or changed unless the participant experiences a valid Change In Status event.

Medical expenses that are not reimbursed by your medical insurance such as co-pays, deductibles and coinsurance. Also, if your medical plan does not cover vision exams or hardware, chiropractic care, or similar treatments, these may be eligible for reimbursement under the Section 125 plan.

Qualified flexible benefit programs allow employees to pay for certain benefits on a pre-tax basis. This means that contributions are made before income and payroll taxes are calculated (FICA, Medicare, Federal Unemployment or Federal income). The FICA and Medicare savings apply to both the employee and the employer.

In order to enroll for Section 125 you need to complete the Salary Redirection Agreement. Please see below to download the instructions and Salary Redirection Agreement. The UCCSN Section 125 plan is different from the state plan. Do not use the state Section 125 forms in your open enrollment packet. Yes, current participants must enroll for the Section 125 Plan every plan year. In order to re-enroll for Section 125 you need to complete the Salary Redirection Agreement.

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Virtually all group health plans maintained by employers for their employees are subject to COBRA's provisions, include group health plans of corporations, partnerships, tax exempt organizations, state and local governments. This also includes Health Care Spending Accounts.

The law generally covers health plans maintained by private-sector employers with 20 or more employees, employee organizations, or state or local governments.

For a new business, the Occupational License Tax is due prior to the opening date. Renewal of an Occupational License is due on January 1st and becomes delinquent on March 1st. Contact the appropriate municipal or parish license office for further information.

Once an employer has established a Section 125, the employee must fill out an enrollment form known as a Salary Redirection Agreement in order to participate in the plan. This agreement states the employee understands that he or she is authorizing the employer to deduct money on a pre-tax basis, and that the employee is paying a little less toward Social Security as a result.

Most group premiums, unreimbursed medical expenses, dependent care expenses that are expensed through a Section 125 Plan are free from State, Federal, FICA & Medicare taxes. Savings amount to 25% to 35% of the costs expensed through the Section 125 Plan.

A greater portion of the group insurance premiums can be shouldered by the employees. The employer saves on whatever the employee passes through Section 125. It saves the FICA and Medicare taxes (7.65%), and FUTA and possibly SUTA taxes, depending on your state. Generally, the costs to establish a plan are less than these tax savings.

a) Yes, an IRA is subject to the required minimum distribution rules provided in section 401(a)(9). In order to satisfy section 401(a)(9) for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2003, the rules of Sec. Sec. 1.401(a)(9)-1 through 1.401(a)(9)-9 and 1.401(a)(9)-6 for defined contribution plans must be applied, except as otherwise provided in this section.

The tax rate is .75% (.0075) for domestic servants and ordained ministers who both work and reside in the Louisville Metro jurisdiction. Domestic servants and ministers who work in Louisville, but reside outside of Louisville Metro, Kentucky, are not subject to the occupational tax.