10 Essential Tax Tips for Small Business

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10 Essential Tax Tips for Small Business - taxes. It is not the time of year small business owners look forward to. It is complicated. It is time-consuming. And for some, it is expensive. But that does not mean taxes must be overwhelming. Here are 10 tips to small...

The # 1 way to conduct performance evaluations

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The # 1 way to conduct performance evaluations - Everyone can relate to that time of year when you are evaluated on how you do at work - review performance. And to be frank, neither you nor your employees enjoy. Which makes you wonder, is there a way to conduct performance...

Obamacare Healthcare declaration - Are you ready

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Obamacare Healthcare declaration - Are you ready - Under the Affordable Care Act (aka ACA or Obamacare)? Employers with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees are required to submit information reports on the health care coverage of employees to the IRS, effective January...

Obamacare was destined to last long term?

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Obamacare was destined to last long term? - Health individual insurance market opened in 2013, and despite some hiccups, many will say Obamacare works. But what about the long-term reliability of Obamacare? Will it stand the test of time? Of course, with any new...

deductible tax characteristics of CRH

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deductible tax characteristics of CRH - In the past, health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) was a popular vehicle used by small businesses to reimburse employees tax-free for health insurance premiums and medical expenses out of pocket. However, health reform has brought...

6 ways to reward productive employees

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6 ways to reward productive employees - Zane Benefits salutes the spine and job creators in our economy during National small Business week (May 4 to 8, 2015) . In our continuing mission to reinvent benefits for small businesses, we want to ensure they remain strong and competitive by providing...

Health Reimbursement Arrangement: The benefits

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Health Reimbursement Arrangement: The benefits - Until recently, small businesses who want to provide benefits for the health of employees have been limited to the implementation of a policy group health insurance . The small business owners know that this is often...

4 Alternatives to stand-alone HRAs

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4 Alternatives to stand-alone HRAs - Stand-alone Health reimbursement accounts (CRH) have been a popular tool used by small businesses to reimburse employees for individual health insurance and out-of-pocket medical expenses. The Affordable Care Act, however, limited...

The Health history Insurance Reimbursement

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The Health history Insurance Reimbursement - As more and more small employers adopting strategies reimbursement of health insurance (aka redemption premium arrangements ), a common issue for employers and advisers is on the line - that the laws, regulations and tax codes allow employers...

Tax Free vs. Taxable Health Insurance Contributions

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Tax Free vs. Taxable Health Insurance Contributions - As a small business, there are different ways to contribute to employee health insurance. For example, the company can offer a group health insurance coverage reimbursement of individual health insurance , or a health insurance allowance....

Redemption premium and health rules Group

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Redemption premium and health rules Group - As employers evaluate premium repayment terms , it is common to have questions about the structure of the repayment plan and where he enrolled in the affordable care Act (ACA) reforms. Is reimbursement insurance premium...

FAQ - What are the preventive health rules ACA

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FAQ - What are the preventive health rules ACA - Under the Act affordable care (? also known as the ACA or Obamacare ), group health plans must cover certain preventive services without cost sharing any participant. This provision is required under PHS in 2713 and...

Prime Flare Ups? A Small Business remedy

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Prime Flare Ups? A Small Business remedy - If you are one of 0 percent of employers face health plan premium increases this year, one in four employers see rate increases in the double digits, the health insurance renewals may feel painful. In this new video Zane...

2015 Tax Season: Do you claim your benefits

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2015 Tax Season: Do you claim your benefits - [1945010?] hbspt.cta.load (149,308 '43eb7ad9-d829-43eb-804a-e2fd78d19bfd', {}); For small and growing businesses, it is a common dilemma: to offer extravagant benefits and stall profits, or penny pinching and risk...

Keep "Kids" on your health insurance policy

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Keep "Kids" on your health insurance policy - Your children are old enough to drive, vote and legally consume alcoholic beverages. They may have declared their adulthood you there a few years ago: "Mom / Dad, I'm an adult now" But if your children are still considered dependents,...

Is Obamacare Repeal?

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Is Obamacare Repeal? - It's been about a year that key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (aka the ACA or Obamacare ) entered into force. Now more than ever, companies and their employees are affected by the health reforms....

HR advice: End of work is Hurting Your Small Business

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HR advice: End of work is Hurting Your Small Business - There is an easy thing to do - work a full 8-hour day and then go home again to work 4 or 5 hours. But is it good for your small business to do this every day? No, we're here to talk about why work late at night is actually harm your...

4 ways to get seed funding Need

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4 ways to get seed funding Need - Last week I have written an article on how to pitch your business idea to start-up funding. And rather than let you hanging, not knowing who to pitch your idea, this week, we'll talk about where to actually get the funds you need to start....