Upcoming Compliance Dates:
A | Provide SAR to Plan Participants (Calendar-year Plans Only) – September 30, 2024
Employers must provide a summary annual report (SAR) to plan participants by Sept. 30, 2024, for calendar-year plans if the employee benefit plan’s Form 5500 deadline was not extended. Plans exempt from the annual Form 5500 filing requirement are not required to provide an SAR. Unfunded welfare plans are also generally exempt from the SAR requirement.
B | Watch for MLR Rebates (Insured Health Plans Only) – September 30, 2024
Employers with insured health plans might receive rebates if their health insurance issuers did not meet their medical loss ratio (MLR) percentage for 2023. Rebates must be provided by Sept. 30 following the end of the MLR reporting year.