Health Care Planning For Small Business Owners
The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace
The SHOP Marketplace allows small employers to offer high-quality health and dental coverage that meets the needs of the business and its’ employees. SHOP offers flexibility, choice, and the convenience of online application and account management.
Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
To qualify for the tax credit, all of the following must apply:
- You have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
- Your average employee salary is about $50,000 per year or less
- You pay at least 50% of your full-time employees' premium costs
- You offer coverage to your full-time employees through the SHOP Marketplace
- The tax credit is worth up to 50% of your contribution toward your employees' premium costs
The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace is open only to employers with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
Great caution should be exercised to avoid the consequences to the small business owner if they do not establish a health insurance plan for its own employees, but reimburses those employees for premiums they pay for health insurance (either through a qualified health plan in the Marketplace or outside the Marketplace), such an arrangement fails to satisfy the market reforms and may be subject to a $100/day excise tax per applicable employee.
Small Business Owners who contact the experts at Assurity Financial Group successfully protect their business and learn how to use new health care and tax laws for increasing wealth and minimizing taxes.