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SIMERP — Frequently Asked Questions
SIMERPU recap and commentary: Mardy Gould
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Quick recap
Vendor FAQ explains claimed funding, eligibility and net-pay results. Defends the arrangement as documented medical care rather than an indemnity payment triggered by an activity.
SIMERPU’s viewpoint
The FAQ is useful for understanding how the vendor explains eligibility, funding and its asserted service-based distinction. SIMERPU would check whether those answers align with the documents an employer will receive and the process employees will use. Clear, consistent answers make the subsequent review more productive.
What this source contributes
The FAQ makes the vendor’s answers on eligibility and its asserted service-based distinction easy to locate.
What remains unanswered
Those answers need to match the employer’s documents, employee communications and actual payroll process.
Mardy Gould’s take
I would use the FAQ as a consistency check. Take a few important answers and trace them into the contract, plan documents and employee illustration. If the same explanation holds across all of them, the employer can follow the structure more confidently. Any difference should be resolved before implementation.
Questions I would bring to the conversation
1. Do eligibility answers match the actual plan terms?
2. How is documented care connected to the payment?
3. Do employee illustrations reflect the stated funding and fees?
Mardy Gould · Co-Founder, SIMERPU →
What would change our assessment?
Consistent documents and operational records would strengthen the FAQ’s explanation; contradictions would require clarification.
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Original Author: SIMERP LLC
Publisher: SIMERP LLC
Original Publication Date: Not stated
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Enough Is Enough: A Compliance Defense of Service-Based SIMERP Implementation
SIMERP
Source position: Supportive
Compare the concise answers with the vendor’s detailed service-based defense.
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26 CFR §1.105-2 — Amounts expended for medical care
eCFR / Office of the Federal Register
Source position: Neutral / explanatory
Read the reimbursement language behind the claimed distinction.
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CCA 202323006 — Tax Treatment of Employer-Funded, Insured, Fixed-Indemnity Wellness Policy
IRS Office of Chief Counsel
Source position: Neutral / explanatory
Check the comparison with the memo’s actual payment facts.
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About this source
Original Updated Date: Not stated
Source Type: Vendor / adviser marketing or advocacy
Model Discussed: Service-based SIMERP / §125 / §105(b)
Position: Promotional
Period: Undated / current reference
Retrieved: October 31, 2026
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