In 2019, the state of California put in place the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program, with the goal of enabling California residents to save for retirement.
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Does Illinois Secure Choice Affect Your Small Business?
A quarter of adults in the U.S. don’t have retirement savings. One reason? Not all employees have access to an employer-sponsored retirement program. Seeing this looming crisis, Illinois launched the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program (Illinois Secure Choice).
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What Is Profit Sharing, and How Can it Benefit Your Business?
Looking to offer your employees an additional benefit? Consider creating a profit-sharing plan. But before you run off and create a plan, you need to know what is profit sharing. Read on to learn all about profit sharing, including how it works and steps for creating a plan of your own.
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Types of IRA Accounts You Might Be Considering
As a small business owner, you might be confused by all the different small business retirement plan options out there. One retirement option you can offer is an individual retirement arrangement, or account (IRA). There are several types of IRA accounts you could consider.
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Roth 401(k) vs. Roth IRA: What Is the Difference?
Are you thinking about offering retirement plans at your small business? There are a lot of retirement options to choose from. Two common retirement plans for employees are individual retirement arrangement/account (IRA) plans and 401(k) plans.
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Types of 401(k) Plans: Traditional, Roth, and More
Here’s the scoop: 70% of private industry workers have access to employer-provided retirement plans. Do yours? If you don’t offer employees a small business retirement plan, like a 401(k), it might be time to hop on the bandwagon. Read on to learn about the types of 401(k) plans to choose from. About 401(k) plans A […]
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Are Payroll Deductions for Health Insurance Pre-Tax? The Answer You Need to Know
Creating an employee benefits package can help attract and retain talent. But providing health insurance benefits to your employees can leave you with questions. If you have your employees contribute to their premiums, you have to know how to deduct the cost from their gross pay. But, are payroll deductions for health insurance pre-tax? Read […]
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Can Employers Reimburse Employees for Health Insurance? Answers and Plan Options
Let’s face it: Health insurance is expensive. The average employer health insurance premium contribution—per employee—is nearly $6,000 (single) and nearly $15,000 (family) annually.
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What Are Excepted Benefits, and Should You Offer Them to Employees?
Navigating through the waters of health insurance coverage is tricky. You might be wondering, Do employers have to offer health insurance? Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees to provide health insurance, no employer has to offer excepted benefits.
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Small Business Health Insurance Options: Which (If Any) Will You Pick?
Thinking about offering employer-sponsored health insurance? Sure, you could offer traditional group health insurance to your employees, but that’s not your only choice. There are several small business health insurance options you can choose from.
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