IRS

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Indiana.

The IRS has posted a draft 2023 tax year Form 8889, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2023-09, which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for April 2023.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 15, 2023, for severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Indiana, for the incident period of March 31, 2023, – April 1, 2023.

The DOL, IRS and HHS (“the Departments”) have released a set of FAQs that explain their position on coverage of preventive services and vaccines in light of a recent court decision.

The third phase of updates to Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, was recently released by the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration, the IRS, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “Agencies”).

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Tennessee.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 10, 2023, for Kentucky severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, for the incident period of March 3, 2023 – March 4, 2023.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 7, 2023, for severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Tennessee, for the incident period of March 31, 2023 – April 1, 2023.

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency, numerous requirements were introduced for group health plans, which were generally aimed at ensuring individuals did not forgo testing or treatment for COVID-19 because they could not afford to pay for such services.