Category Archives: Benefits Taxation

Common Benefits Advisor Problems: Plan Design – Don’t Be a Commodity

Posted on May 25th, 2017 by Robert J. Crowder CLU, GBA

Here’s a hard truth – your clients don’t owe you anything. The small group benefits industry is largely commodity-driven. Successful business owners (your clients) are concerned with getting value from their benefits plan so they can go back to focusing on their company’s success. For most off-the-shelf benefits solutions, “value” (…) [Read Full Article]

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Group Benefits Taxation

Posted on July 18th, 2014 by Karen Taylor Smith

Which taxes apply to ASO group benefits plans in Ontario? Premium Tax = 2.0% Provincial Insurance Tax = 8.0% HST = 13.0% Premium Tax on ASO Benefits Plans Premium tax is determined for each employee based on that employee’s province of residence. Premium tax on insurance products (Life Insurance, AD&D, (…) [Read Full Article]

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Paramedical Practitioners: such as Physiotherapy & Massage Therapy.

Vision Care including Laser Eye Surgery, Contact Lenses, Glasses & Examinations.

Medical Facilities including Convalescent Homes & Substance Abuse Facilities.

Medical Devices such as Orthotics, Hearing Aids & CPAP machines.

Nursing Care to help you recuperate in the comfort of your own home.

Expenses Related to Disabilities including special programs tuition, tutoring and home or vehicle modifications.

Dental Services Orthodontic & Major Services including Dental Implants.

Out of Country Expenses for non-emergency expenses while travelling.

Prescription Drugs excluding only over-the-counter medication.

PHSP Premiums including any employee-paid premiums for health care or dental care benefits.

Private Hospital Room

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Claims submission by mobile claims app, online claims portal, email, fax, and mail.

Daily claims adjudication and payment.Claims will be processed within 1-3 business days, 99% of claims are processed in-house within 24 hours.

Claims payments by direct deposit or cheque.

Employee and administrator inquiries handled by our client service specialists through telephone, fax and email interaction.A member of the Benefits Trust client service team will answer your call, you will not have to navigate a system to find a human being to speak with.

Maintenance of accurate employee benefit records, including Life Insurance beneficiaries.

Monthly billing statements (by division and by department as required), identifying benefits costs for each employee in each division.

Account changes and billing adjustments carried out by The Benefits Trust.

Formal benefits plan documentation to satisfy all legislative requirements concerning private health services plans prepared by The Benefits Trust contract specialists.

Complete Administration Manual which clearly outlines procedures and provides forms for notification of employee status changes.

Online administration for enrollments, changes, and terminations.

Monthly financial status reporting, including the current month, year to date, and prior year to date for on-going monitoring and trend analysis.

Employee information meetings at implementation, and regularly as needed.

Employee communication materials such as benefits brochures and booklets, announcement memos.

Wallet certificate cards provide each member with their contract number and individual certificate number, coordinated with electronic dental.

Facilitating insurance claims with the various carriers.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Group Benefits Taxation

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Common Benefits Advisor Problems: Plan Design – Don’t Be a Commodity

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