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Friday, February 12, 2021

Tax Preferred Student Loan Repayment Programs

The COVID-19 pandemic related CARES Act granted tax preferred status to loan repayment employee benefits.  Referred to as loan repayment assistance programs – LRAPs or EAPs (educational assistance programs), this new tax preferred benefit is available through 2025 (unless extended), thanks to the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) which was signed by the President toward the end of December, 2020.  LRAPs/EAPs provide employers with yet another employee recruitment and retention tool, but there are important considerations.

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Monday, March 30, 2020

CARES Act Impact on Health Insurance

On March 27, 2020,  the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) became law.  The CARES Act amends certain provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”).  CARES also temporarily eliminates deductibles for certain services in HSA Qualified High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs), and temporarily expands the list of qualified expenses reimbursable through HSAs, HRAs, and FSAs.