How the ACA Affects Employers With Fewer Than 50 Full-time Employees

by GruffyGoat Team | Apr 11, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Small Business

Most of the ACA’s requirements only affect employers with over 50 full-time employees. But the IRS recently reminded employers that if you have close to 50 full-time (or equivalent) employees, or if your workforce size fluctuates during the year, you should take care...

Congress Passes Bill With Tax Extenders, Many to Be Permanent

by GruffyGoat Team | Dec 28, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Taxes

Shortly before the Christmas holiday, Congress passed a bill extending a long list of expired tax provisions — some permanently, some for five years, and many for two years.The Journal of Accountancy published the details in an article explaining all that’s in the...

What You Need to Know for Year-End Taxes if You Have Fewer than 50 Employees

by GruffyGoat Team | Dec 9, 2015 | Affordable Care Act

You may have heard that the majority of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act don’t apply to employers who have 50 or fewer employees—and that’s correct. 95% of employers are not subject to the employer shared responsibility provision. However, there are a few...

Aggregated Companies And The Affordable Care Act

by GruffyGoat Team | Sep 21, 2015 | Affordable Care Act

Under the Affordable Care Act, companies who employ 50 or more full-time employees (or their equivalents) are subject to the employer shared responsibilities provision in the law. A recent addition of the IRS’s Tax Tips discussed the implications of this...