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Recent IRS guidance identifies an exception for the employer with one participant in health plan.
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Current information, updated March 9, 2015, regarding small employer healthcare reimbursement.
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Summary: If a church wishes to assist staff members with the cost of individual health insurance premiums, the church should do so only as a salary bonus which is not related to the individual obtaining health insurance.
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Individual healthcare premiums paid by employer are taxable income in 2014.
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While the current case is ended, there will likely be more challenges to the housing allowance.
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Join us for a pre-conference luncheon, an update session, or an individual consultation at this year's EFCA Theology Conference.
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Each employer chooses whether to offer the FCMM Long Term Disability Plan as an employee benefit (paid by employer) or as payroll deduction (employee pays premium by payroll deduction). What’s the difference?
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The Employer Adoption Agreement (Form 20) is an important legal agreement whereby the church/employer officially adopts the FCMM Retirement Plan.
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Option C, titled Conservative Growth with Annuity Benefit Fund, is unique among FCMM's retirement plan investment options.
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The Church Alliance, a coalition to which FCMM belongs, has filed an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in the Seventh Circuit housing allowance case.
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Information on different methods through which staff can receive health insurance coverage and whether your church and your staff can pay for such coverage on a pre-tax or after-tax basis.
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A Salary Continuation Plan, set up in advance by a church, can provide additional support for a church staff member during the difficult time of disability. Such a plan can cover a potential gap for a disabled staff member during the Long Term Disability Plan's 90 day elimination period.