Beginning January 1, 2013, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will limit salary reduction contributions under a health care flexible spending account (FSA) during the taxable year to a maximum of $2,500. This new requirement applies to all health care FSA plans whose taxable years begin after December 31, 2012, even plans grandfathered under [...]

At times it seems like compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) feels not like running a marathon or a sprint, but rather slogging through a particularly murky swamp.  In fact, it seems that the government agencies themselves are becoming mired in the details of the convoluted law with several of the [...]