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Where and how do I get my employees benefits?

Aug 10, 2009 7:18 PM

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I operate a relatively small business. Lately, I've been getting asked about employee benefits. I don't want to lose any of my key contributors, but I have no idea how to get benefits for my team. How expensive is paying benefits for my top 3 guys and where is the best place to find useful information?
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1. Re: Where and how do I get my employees benefits? Aug 10, 2009 7:40 PM
Since you don't have an HR person to rake care of this for you, most of the people you will be dealing with are only interested in selling you a bill of goods.

You are going to have to start contacting insurers separately. Do not tell them you are shopping with other vendors. If they know you are shopping it will encourage them to cut the initial price and sneak in an increase the first 6 months. Stay away from larger companies like the Principal for financial 401K, they are not equipped to handle small businesses and their financial offerings are not competitive.

What other benefits are you looking at besides health insurance and 401K? If your employees want to manage their own retirement accounts, contact Scottrade, they have a small business program. If you do not want the hassle of managing benefit programs why not offer them 'X' dollars per month to use towards any benefits they purchase themselves?
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2. Re: Where and how do I get my employees benefits? Aug 11, 2009 10:16 PM
A good accountant would be a good place to start. You need to look into the following plans.

Employee Accountable or Reimbursement Plan
Fringe benefits plan
Cafeteria plan
Retirement plan

Depending on your revenue and cash flow you might only qualify for one plan or 2 or all. You can learn about it yourself and do it yourself (save $$$) or find someone to help you.

Good luck,
Ben,
http://taxbizpro.com/
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3. Re: Where and how do I get my employees benefits? Sep 29, 2009 1:33 PM

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