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SIMERP

How the structure works, what the law actually says, and the answers to the questions a CPA asks first.

August 31, 2026

SIMERP Pros and Cons: An Honest Assessment

The advantages are real and so are the limits. The full list on both sides, who should probably not do this at all, and how to weigh a program whose pros are mostly the employer's and whose cons are mostly the employee's.

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August 31, 2026

How Do You Set Up a Section 105 Plan?

Written so you could hand it to your own advisor and execute without us: the seven steps, the order they must happen in, the traps at each one, and what changes if an administrator carries the work instead.

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August 29, 2026

What Is a Section 105 Plan?

The statute underneath every tax-free medical reimbursement: what 105(a), (b) and (h) each do, why Section 105 and Section 125 are not alternatives, and the four things a plan has to get right.

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August 28, 2026

IRS Publication 502: What's Actually Reimbursable

The categorized list of what qualifies as medical care, what does not, the gray zone that needs a physician's direction, and the three places the deduction rules and plan reimbursement rules genuinely part company.

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September 23, 2025

Is SIMERP Legal? The Definitive Guide to SIMERPs

The three sections of the Internal Revenue Code SIMERP runs on, the IRS memorandum that causes most of the confusion, and the specific differences between a compliant program and the arrangements that got companies in trouble.

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