Download or read book Health Savings Account Answer Book written by Gary S. Lesser and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Savings Account Answer Book answers every HSA question...clarifies every HSA issue...in a format that's quick and easy to use. It tells you virtually everything you have to know to profit from HSAs - from how they work, what they offer participants, and how they can benefit employers to helping you determine how well they will fit your company or clients. In quick-access, Q&A format, the Answer Book: Cuts through the hype and current confusion surrounding HSAs Helps you accurately weigh all their pros and cons Gives you the facts you need to make sound decisions...avoid pitfalls...answer employee challenges...and deal effectively with healthcare vendors Health Savings Account Answer Book answers more than 600 key questions on all aspects of HSA establishment, administration, and compliance - including rules and penalties, medical coverage, contributions and deductions, distributions, rollovers and transfers, fiduciaries, filing requirements, and more. For example... What are the advantages HSAs offer over the other consumer-driven health plans? When is the deadline for making annual contributions? When is a mid-year enrollee treated as being HSA eligible for the entire year? How are rollovers from an HRA and FSA made? How are the tax-free qualified funding transfers to an HSA from an IRA or Roth IRA treated? What are the advantages to an employer of allowing employees to contribute to an HSA on a pretax basis through a cafeteria plan? How does an employer make accelerated HSA contributions? What happens if an employee fails to establish an HSA? Highlights of the Health Savings Account Answer Book, Tenth Edition include: A revised Introduction by William Sweetnam explaining why he thinks the demand for HSAs and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) will continue to be strong. Discussion of Chief Counsel Memorandum 201413005 on how a carryover from an FSA will affect an individual's eligibility to make contributions to an HSA Discussion of why an owner's interest in an HSA is included in the federal bankruptcy estate, but may be protected from creditors in a nonbankruptcy situation under state or local law Discussion of the relaxation of the "use-it-or-lose-it" rule allowing a limited carryover (up to $500) in a cafeteria plan Explanation of preventive care health services required under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), which are treated as preventive care for purposes of an HSA Explanation of when aspirin and other over-the-counter recommended items and services must be covered by an HDHP without a deductible The effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor, clearing the way for same-sex married couples to receive federal benefits And more!