Do Qualified Health Plan Expenses Include Both The Portion Of The Cost Paid By The Eligible Employer And The Portion Of The Cost Paid By The Employee?

Question #40:
Do qualified health plan expenses include both the portion of the cost paid by the eligible employer and the portion of the cost paid by the employee?

Found under the H. Allocable Qualified Health Plan Expenses section of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) IRS Notice 2021-20 with updated guidance to help business owners follow the current ERC rules.

The answer to question #40, Do qualified health plan expenses include both the portion of the cost paid by the eligible employer and the portion of the cost paid by the employee?, can be found below.

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ERC IRS Notice 2021-20 Question #40:

H. Allocable Qualified Health Plan Expenses

Yes. However, amounts that the employee paid for with after-tax contributions are not considered qualified health plan expenses. The amount of qualified health plan expenses taken into account in determining the amount of qualified wages generally includes both the portion of the cost paid by the eligible employer and the portion of the cost paid by the employee with pre-tax salary reduction contributions.

For more information about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) IRS Notice 2021-20, visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Department of the Treasury, official IRS.gov tax website.

Conclusion and Summary on Do qualified health plan expenses include both the portion of the cost paid by the eligible employer and the portion of the cost paid by the employee? – #40 ERC IRS Notice 2021-20

The answer to Question #40: “Do qualified health plan expenses include both the portion of the cost paid by the eligible employer and the portion of the cost paid by the employee?” was answered in detail above. It was found under section “H. Allocable Qualified Health Plan Expenses” in IRS Notice 2021-20.

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Do Qualified Health Plan Expenses Include Both The Portion Of The Cost Paid By The Eligible Employer And The Portion Of The Cost Paid By The Employee? – #40 ERC IRS Notice 2021-20

ERC IRS Notice 2021-20 Question #40:

H. Allocable Qualified Health Plan Expenses