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Employer Accounting for Post-Retiree Health Care

The regulatory frenzy swirling about health care and employer plan accounting, coupled with our aging population and demographic shifts has created a perfect storm. We are besieged with commentary that Medicare is bankrupt, and the new accounting standards for employers require transparency to market and present value calculations of long-term liabilities, which creates havoc for employers for tax-planning and compliance purposes.

15 minute read October 26, 2010 at 04:37 PM
By
Larry Bell
Employer Accounting for Post-Retiree Health Care

The regulatory frenzy swirling about health care and employer plan accounting, coupled with our aging population and demographic shifts has created a perfect storm. The news is not good for many aging Americans.

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