HR: Healthcare Costs Report

Overview

For benefits managed in WinTeam's Human Resources module, you can use the Human Resources Healthcare Costs report to review the total cost of employer-sponsored insurance, which is reported on Employee Form W-2 Box 12. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also requires that employers report the cost of coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan. The purpose of the reporting requirement is to inform employees about the cost of their health coverage; reporting healthcare coverage costs does not make coverage taxable to the employee.

The amount reported should include the total premium paid by the employer. This includes both employee contribution amounts and the employer's portion of healthcare costs .This amount is what is shown in the ER Premium column and is typically a monthly premium amount. This report can then be used to make monthly tax adjustments to the Special W-2 Description Employee Sponsored Healthcare.

If you do not have Benefits set up in the Human Resources module, you can manually track Employer Sponsored Healthcare Coverage amounts, and then create a Tax Adjustment at the end of the year in order to report the appropriate amounts in Box 12 of the Form W-2.

In HR: Benefit Setup, the Include on W2 as Employer Sponsored Health Coverage check box is available for benefit methods of Insurance/Other. The Healthcare Costs Report includes the health care costs set up and paid by employers. Costs can be displayed by the employer (ER), the employee (EE), or combined, and used for tracking purposes and tax reporting. Only Benefits set up with Include on W2 as Employer Sponsored Health Coverage selected will display in the Benefits list on this report.

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