> Earthquake coverage Quake coverage is available as additional coverage to standard commercial property and casualty policies. Earthquake coverage is available throughout Washington state, although it is relatively expensive for masonry structures and business operations with high-risk inventory or equipment.
> Workers' compensation Most employers are required by law to provide workers' compensation insurance through a state system operated by the Department of Labor & Industries. Worker comp pays an employee's medical expenses and provides some income replacement when a worker is injured on the job.
> Dependent Property This refers to a kind of business-interruption endorsement on a commercial policy that protects you from financial losses caused by problems somewhere other than your business. “Dependent property” is defined as property not owned, operated or controlled by you but on which you are dependent for normal business operations.
The landmark COBRA health benefit provisions became law in 1986. The law amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Internal Revenue Code and the Public Health Service Act to provide continuation of employer-sponsored group health coverage that otherwise might be terminated. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has advisory jurisdiction for the COBRA law as it applies to state and local government (public sector) employers and their group health plans.
The COBRA law generally applies to group health plans maintained by employers with 20 or more employees in the prior year. The law does not, however, apply to plans sponsored by the governments of the District of Columbia or any territory or possession of the United States, certain church-related organizations or the federal government.
Individuals who work for a state or local government employer, and their dependents, should be aware of their rights regarding COBRA. A good starting point is reading your summary plan description (SPD) booklet, if a state or local government employer distributes an SPD to its employees. Most of the specific rules on COBRA rights may be found there or with the person who manages your health benefits plan.
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There are at least five common circumstances when a tax regime other than an S corporation may be more appropriate: 1) the business cannot qualify as an S corporation; 2) the one-class-of-stock limitation for S corporations cannot accommodate certain business terms agreed to by the parties; 3) the business involves appreciating assets (i.e., assets that have, or are likely to have, a fair market value in excess of basis), such as real estate; 4) the business has considerable debt and the owners anticipate significant losses;15 and 5) the wage-reduction tax strategy explained previously will not benefit the owners because either the primary income of the business is excluded from self-employment tax16 or, in the case of newly formed companies, one or more employee-owners already receive aggregate wages or self-employment income from an existing business in an amount which approaches the taxable wage base limitation
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