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Payroll Considerations: When an Employee Dies

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COBRA coverage and notice. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of ’85 (COBRA) allows certain former employees, retirees, spouses, former spouses and dependent children the right to the temporary continuation of their health coverage at group rates.

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Top 20 Searches of 2021 on Payroll on Checkpoint

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The top payroll related searches for 2021. Payroll practitioners and employers alike continue to be challenged by the unique issues that COVID-19 has imposed on payroll administration. Payroll on Checkpoint has analyzed the searches of our subscribers to create this Top 20 list of topics in the forefront in 2021.

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Congress Passes ARPA With Many COVID-19 Payroll-Related Provisions

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Allows for the credits for paid sick and family leave to be structured as a refundable payroll tax credit against Medicare tax only (1.45%), beginning after March 31, 2021. Provides that amounts used from First Draw and Second Draw PPP loans for premiums used to determine the credit for COBRA premium assistance as provided under Code.

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COVID Relief Bill Provides 100% COBRA Premium Subsidy and Enrollment Option for Involuntarily Terminated Employees

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Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), creating a 100% COBRA premium subsidy and additional COBRA enrollment rights for certain employees (and their families) who have lost group health plan coverage due to an involuntary termination of employment or reduction of hours. (For

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ARPA Close-up: COBRA Premium Subsidy

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ARPA established a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for continuing health coverage between April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. You may already be familiar with the term COBRA premium subsidy. Employers were reimbursed with a payroll tax credit or a refund if the cost exceeded their tax liability. Who is eligible?

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Former Employee’s Recollection of “Christmas Card List” Was Insufficient to Defeat COBRA’s Small Employer Exception

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As part of an employment discrimination lawsuit, a former employee claimed that her employer improperly discontinued her medical benefits in violation of COBRA. The employer asked the court to dismiss the claim, arguing that it did not have enough employees to be covered by COBRA. Contributing Editors: EBIA Staff.

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Advising clients to file Form 941-X for missed COVID-19 relief credits.

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Looking back at the last two years and the sprinter’s pace at which COVID-19 payroll tax credit relief was enacted, payroll accountants have earned a well-deserved pat on the back! But as the dust settles on those prior 2020–2021 Form 941 payroll tax returns, undoubtedly credits were missed, and mistakes were made.