NRECA is excited to announce that as a result of our negotiations with HealthEquity, a provider of health savings accounts (HSAs) for many co-ops, monthly administration fees will be waived in 2026. Administrative fees have historically been levied on a[…]
As previously announced, the FutureMe, Powered by NRECA™ theme for 2026 is Healthy Habits at Every Life Stage. To kick off the new year, the first-quarter focus will center on Healthy Foundations, highlighting healthy-habit basics learned in our childhood that[…]
If your cooperative offers group term life insurance that exceeds $50,000, you must report imputed income on employees’ W-2 forms. Co-ops that do not receive this service from their payroll provider or other vendor are welcome to use the updated[…]
The retirement compliance questionnaire and resource guide for 2025 are now available on the W-2 Salary Data & Retirement Compliance Questionnaire page of the Employee Benefits website. Also, the prerecorded 2025 Compliance Annual Reporting webinar is available for on-demand viewing[…]
Following a delay due to the federal government shutdown, yesterday the IRS finally released the September 2025 interest rates used for calculating Retirement Security (RS) Plan single cash payments for both traditional and cash balance benefits in 2026. As a[…]