Health Reimbursement Agreements (HRAs) have been around since the 1970s, but are getting more attention due to the recent changes implemented by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury. On June 13, 2019, they issued a new rule beginning in 2020 that allows employees to use an HRA set up by their employer to pay for health insurance premiums, a perk that was not allowed under previous HRA rules.
A Per Diem (Latin for “per day”) is a fixed daily reimbursement that a business gives to its employees who are traveling longer than a day for business purposes. Per Diem payments can be given for both lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) or only M&IE, depending on the situation and where the employee is traveling. For example, the company may have a dedicated condo for employee travel in a specific city and thus would not need to reimburse its employees for lodging there. M&IE includes any expense associated with traveling away from home that doesn’t fall into the lodging category. M&IE examples are meals, room service, luggage handlers, dry cleaning, and tips.
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1. Limited LiabilityThe most popular reason people form an LLC is to protect their personal assets. LLCs ensure that, legally, you are not held personally responsible for the debts and liabilities as a result of the company’s business. This avoids personal litigation, seizure of personal property, and bankruptcy.
When starting a new business, one of the first decisions to make is whether to form your company as a sole proprietorship, partnership, Limited Liability Company (LLC) or incorporating a business. Incorporating an existing business brings up other questions of when, why and how. There are advantages and disadvantages to each type, but the benefits of incorporating your business should play a key role in your decision-making process. Here are the top 3 reasons to incorporate your business:
By now, you’ve received (and sent out) various tax documents, statements, and even email notices advising where to retrieve your tax documents. So much information . . . how to organize it all? Here are a few tips on how to organize the source documents and tax information you create and receive.