Hours attributable to spouse

[Cynchbeast]

If a doctor (an s-corp) has her husband working for her and he appears each year on the census with under 1,000 hours, can we deem him, as her spouse, to have worked over 1,000 hours.  This is what our actuary is saying we can do.

[Mike Preston]

Of course not.  But you can get to the same result by amending the document as needed to ensure benefit accrual credit is awarded to the husband.  Keep in mind that doing so, however, gives rise to the fact that the amended document provisions apply to everybody.  There are two ways to accomplish what you appear to want (at least). 1) Change hour of service crediting provisions to DOL monthly equivalencies. 2) Change the number of hours required to ensure benefit accrual credit to something that works the way you want it to work.

[stephen]

I agree with Mike.

You cannot deem him as her spouse to have worked more than 1,000 hours as there is no basis to do so.

[Bird]

38 minutes ago, stephen said:

I agree with Mike.

You cannot deem him as her spouse to have worked more than 1,000 hours as there is no basis to do so.

Agreed as well, but it's possible the actuary was trying to say "a spouse doesn't have to get minimum wage" or something to that effect.