On Thursday March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law. ARPA is a wide ranging Act, however one purpose of the legislation is to provide additional COVID-19 relief to individuals who have been … Read More

On Friday February 26, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) released Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01. This Notice applies to the prior relief, Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by … Read More

On Thursday, March 11, 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 was signed into law. The purpose of this legislation was, in part, to provide additional COVID-19 relief to individuals. ARPA contains several provisions that impact employee benefits, … Read More

Updated 1/18/2021 Legislation was passed by Congress on 12/21/2020 and it was signed into law on 12/27/2020. The COVID-19 Relief Bill is referred to as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The legislation has significant and positive implications for FSAs … Read More

IRS releases standard mileage rates for 2021. The 2021 standard mileage rate is 16¢ per mile (down from 17¢ from 2020) for use of an auto (1) for medical care described in Code Sec. 213.

DBS will be closed on the following dates: December 24th December 25th December 31st at 2pm January 1st, 2021 Claims Deadline and Reimbursement Dates have been adjusted due to 2020 Federal Banking Holidays. Banks are closed on December 25th and … Read More

The IRS released Notice 2020-84 that adjusts the amount of the PCOR fee for health plan or policy years that end on or after October 1, 2020 and before October 1, 2021. The new fee is $2.66. The adjustment is … Read More

Diversified Benefit Services, Inc. will be closed on November 26th and 27th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Claims deadline and reimbursement dates will be adjusted as follows: Reimbursement Date: Nov. 27th Adjusted Claims Deadline Date: Nov. 18th (by 9:00 … Read More

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) published a joint notice on May 4, 2020. The Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak notice outlines the temporary extension … Read More

In early May, Diversified Benefit Services, Inc. (DBS) started transitioning our remote staff back to the office as part of our business operation Plan of Action developed by our Management Leadership Team.  Effective Tuesday, May 26, we are back to … Read More