Early this morning, Congressional negotiators reached an agreement on legislation to fund the federal government through September 2016 and to extend certain expiring tax breaks. The package deal contains at least two provisions that will have a positive impact on TASC’s Clients/Participants…first and foremost the ACA’s Cadillac Tax* has been delayed for two years (from 2018 to 2020), and secondly, parity has been permanently restored between qualified parking and transit benefits, meaning that the monthly limitations will now reflect equal dollar amounts.

The deal – which has bipartisan support – is expected to pass both the House and the Senate prior to December 22, when Congress will adjourn for the year.

We are continuing to review the language to see if any additional changes have been made to other TASC interests, but wanted to make you aware of these important items as soon as possible.

* The legislation also makes the excise tax deductible by businesses and calls for a study to determine suitable benchmarks for the age and gender adjustment that could result in an increase in the base thresholds.