The most onerous reporting requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act don’t go into effect for more than a year, but that shouldn’t stop companies from getting started on complying with them now.
In March, the Internal Revenue Service postponed the deadline for employers to report their spending on sponsored healthcare coverage plans for employees. Companies with more than 250 employees will have until January 2013 to start reporting those numbers, while those with fewer employees will have until 2014.
