It’s common for employers to require employees to pay a share of premiums for many employee benefits. To take a bite of this cost-sharing requirement, many employers permit employees to pay for their ...

Craig Anthony, CFA, is the founder and CEO of the Craig Anthony Group LLC. He is also an Investopedia contributor and published author. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser ...

Cafeteria plans provide employees a pool of choices — a benefits buffet in a sense, with options that range from retirement pay contribution to vacation days to insurance plans. Regarding health ...

The passage of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, and the promulgation of Final Treasury Regulations governing permitted mid-year election changes, have now set the menu for ...

As part of its ongoing response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the IRS has released new guidance (Notice 2020-29) providing temporary increased flexibility with respect to mid-year election changes for ...

A “simple cafeteria plan” is a cafeteria plan that is established and maintained by an eligible employer and with respect to which contribution, eligibility, and participation requirements are met. 1 ...

A cafeteria plan is an employee benefits plan administered under Section 125 of the federal tax code that lets employees pay certain expenses with pretax income. It's called a cafeteria plan because ...

Understanding the complexities and nuances of insurance policies is rarely a simple task. This can be especially true of employer-provided healthcare plans, which offer many different types of ...