So You Don't Want to Offer Benefits?

Crabcake Johnny

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You own a company but don't want to offer health insurance? Fine:

''(c) EMPLOYERS ELECTING TO NOT PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS.—
18 ''(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to other taxes,there is hereby imposed on every nonelecting employer an excise tax, with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to 8 percent of the compensation paid during any calendar year by such employer for services rendered to such employer

AND...

GENERAL.—In the case of any employerwho fails (during any period with respect to which the election under subsection (a) is in effect) to satisfy the health coverage participation requirements with respect to any employee to whom such election applies, there is hereby imposed on each such failure
1 with respect to each such employee a tax of $100 for each day in the period beginning on the date such failure first occurs and ending on the date such failure is corrected.

The exception is small employers defined by the bill at any employers with less than $400,000 in annual payroll.


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The exception is small employers defined by the bill at any employers with less than $400,000 in annual payroll.


...it's change you can believe in

The whole thing stinks. But this is laughable. I wonder what percentage of people working today work for a company that pays less than $400,000 in annual payroll? My guess is that it is a pretty signifigant number.
 
I have no idea what the average small employer pays out in annual payroll but but let's say $20,000 per employee. That would make the group size 20. The bill also defines an employee as anyone who has received more than $5,000 in compensation.

This another "line in the sand" clause that will destroy some small biz owners. Basically put, if your payroll is $500,000 and you're facing a mandate to offer group or pay 8% guess what you're gonna do instead - get your payroll under $400,000.
 
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