FJG/FYI Update Directory
03/17/2012 - Health Reform Monthly Update
March, 2012- Vermont Business Roundtable Surveys Health Ins. Costs
(Updates are posted at the end of each month)
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09/09/2011 -

More than four in 10 adult Americans have no life insurance and most with coverage need more than they have. Let's take a look at how this happens.
05/25/2011 - Annual HSA Contribution Amounts Adjusted for 2012
05/11/2011 - FJG Spring Seminar 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center
Burlington, VT
"Smooth Sailing for Passage of H.202 (VT Health Reform Bill) ....what lies ahead for Vermont Employers in this new "Universal Care" horizon?"
05/01/2011 - May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month

Disability Insurance provides replacement income in the event that a person cannot work due to a disabling illness or accident.
Here are some great links to raise awareness of why disability insurance is paramount to providing sound financial protection.
>> www.lifehappens.org/disability-insurance/
>> www.lifehappens.org/protect-your-paycheck-with-disability-insurance/
04/04/2011 - Employers Act Now! If you want the right to choose your health plan join the Employer Coalition in response to the VT Health Care Reform Bill (H.202 and S.57). This bill outlaws insurance plans outside the exchange as&
01/19/2011 - Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 Tax Provisions
IRS.gov has the latest information on tax provisions designed to encourage investment and provide access to capital for businesses
read tax provisions >>
12/30/2010 - 2011 Payroll Tax Relief
2011 Payroll Tax Relief - Great opportunity for employee deferral increases - Employers be sure to alert your retirement plan participants!
12/02/2010 - IRS Releases Final Guidance for Small Business Tax Credit
The new final guidance offers a one-page form and instructions small employers will use to claim the credit for the 2010 tax year.
>>How to claim the credit
11/17/2010 - Retirement Legal & Compliance Update Nov. 2010
11/02/2010 - Health Reform Monthly Update
11/01/2010 - Reminder: Creditable/Non-Creditable Coverage Medicare Part D Notification
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Creditable/Non-Creditable Coverage Medicare Part D Notification must be provided to Medicare eligible participants no later than Nov. 14, 2010.
Click here to view guidance >>pdf
09/20/2010 - FJG Fall Seminar 2010
Thursday , October 21, 2010
Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center
Burlington, VT
Health Reform and the Longer View -" What You Need to Know Now to Begin Your Benefits Planning Approach for the Future"
Employers need to understand and examine the components of the health care reform law both short and long term. Immediate reforms need to be understood for your upcoming renewal. Longer-term impacts need to be understood to plan for your future benefits offerings.
Read more >09/15/2010 - New Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Claim Form Released
The IRS posted a draft version of Form 8941 - the form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations will use to calculate the small business health care tax credit when they file income tax returns next year. The IRS also announced how eligible tax-exempt organizations can claim the credit.
Click here to read more>>
02/12/2010 - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Releases Model Employer CHIP Notice
On Feb. 4, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). The law provided for two new special enrollment rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Read more >
