The following article can be posted on your websites and used in other communication vehicles to help employers get the facts about the new IRS web page for applicable large employers.

The new ACA Information Center for Applicable Large Employers page on IRS.gov features information and resources for employers of all sizes on how the health care law may affect them if they fit the definition of an applicable large employer.

The web page includes the following sections:

• What’s Trending for ALEs,
• How to Determine if You are an ALE,
• Resources for Applicable Large Employers, and
• Outreach Materials.

Visitors to the new page will find links to:

• Detailed information about tax provisions including information reporting requirements for employers,
• Questions and answers, and
• Forms, instructions, publications, health care tax tips, flyers and videos.

Although the vast majority of employers will not be affected, you should determine if you

When: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Social Sciences and Business Building — SSB # 411 on the UM-St. Louis North Campus Fee: $89 (includes lunch)

Program Description:  Starting a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and governing a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization are flip sides of the same coin.  Steps you take in forming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation affect how your organization must operate in the future. Steps you take in the governance and operation of your 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation affect your ability to maintain your 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the IRS on an ongoing basis.

Come to this class to learn how to start a Missouri nonprofit corporation that will seek to obtain 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the IRS. In addition, this class will also cover good governance policies, strategies, and requirements that will allow your organization to maintain its 501(c)(3) tax exempt status on

The IRS has issued some favorable guidance on the tax treatment of identity protection services provided to data breach victims.  In Announcement 2015-22, the IRS indicated that when an organization experiences a data breach, and it provides identity protection services to individuals whose information may have been compromised, the IRS will not assert that the individual must include the value of the services in gross income.  In addition, the IRS says that when an employer provides such services as a result of a data breach involving the recordkeeping systems of the employer, or the employer’s agent or service provider, the employer will not be required to include the value of the services in the employee’s gross income and wages.  The Announcement also indicates that the IRS will not assert that these amounts need to be reported on an information return (such W-2 or