Wellness incentive program payments will not receive favorable tax treatment if they are not related to health-care expenses, the IRS announced in a guidance memorandum issued on Wednesday. This is the fourth chief counsel advice, or CCA, that the IRS has released on this topic. Although a CCA is not formal guidance that may be used or cited as precedent, it provides an indication of the agency's views on an issue.
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