05.12.2017 09.28 CST

The Senate tax act (H.R. 1) would make significant changes to individual and corporate tax rules. The bill leaves employment-related plans (largely) unscathed, but still has a number of provisions that will affect these plans. Most notably, the bill eliminates the individual mandate under ACA and adds a temporary tax credit for paid family and medical leave programs. And, although there are few direct changes to comp and benefits rules, the larger changes to the tax code are likely to impact employer-sponsored plans over the longer term.

The Senate Tax Bill: A Benefits Perspective

The Senate Tax Bill: A Benefits Perspective

This bill does not make dramatic changes to rules governing employer-sponsored plans. So, for now, the HR community can finish enter 2018 without the distraction that more dramatic changes would have been generated. Photo credit Ted Hartz, 2017

The Senate has now passed its version of a revamp to the tax code (H.R. 1). The legislation makes significant changes to many provisions of the code, including changes to corporate and individual taxation. A number of compensation and benefits changes, including elimination of the ACA’s individual mandate, are included in the bill. However, the core rules governing employer-sponsored retirement and healthcare benefits are unchanged.

03.11.2017 11.01 CDT

The newly unveiled Tax Cut and Jobs Act proposes some major changes to the tax code. However, lurking in the 430-page draft are many important smaller provisions that will affect the HR world.

Tax Cut and Jobs Act: A Benefits Perspective

Tax Cut and Jobs Act: A Benefits Perspective

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act leaves employer-sponsored retirement and health plans unscathed. Other compensation and benefit plans were not so lucky.

The proposed Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) has generated a number of big stories with big numbers, such as $1.5 trillion to lower individual tax rates and $1.5 trillion to lower corporate tax rates. But, also lurking in the 430-page draft, are many important “smaller” provisions that will affect the HR world.