by Jeff Chang | Sep 3, 2020 | 401(a), Income Tax, Retiree Health
By Jeff Chang A recently issued IRS private letter ruling may provide public agencies and their employees with another way to give employees more control over the types of retirement benefits they will eventually receive. As we previously reported, governmental...
by Jeff Chang | Jun 23, 2020 | Health Coverage, Income Tax, Retiree Health
By Jeff Chang Given the current circumstances, many public agencies are finding ways to use health reimbursement arrangements as creative and cost-effective benefits for their employees and former employees. As explained in earlier posts, HRAs possess a number of...
by Jeff Chang | Feb 19, 2020 | Retiree Health
By Jeff Chang Several municipal clients adopted retiree health savings plans or post-employment health plans, and continue to have questions about what they are and how they should be administered. Unfortunately, these arrangements are not always fully explained when...
by Jeff Chang | Oct 10, 2017 | Health Coverage, Retiree Health
By: Jeff Chang Previously, we wrote about the uses of health reimbursement arrangements and the IRS rules that apply to them. As we explained, an HRA is basically an employer-funded account that may be used for paying specified medical and health costs (including...