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There is no need to get worked up when it comes to filing the PCORI fee. Using Simple720, our current customers are able to do their PCORI filing through an easy one-click filing system that will help simplify everything for you.

A PCORI penalty notice can land in your inbox even when you filed correctly. Missed deadlines, an outdated rate, or a misapplied payment are common culprits, not real noncompliance.

Simple720 is a IRS-Authorized web portal that offers Form 720 filing services, providing a simple way of reporting the PCORI fee while adhering to high security standards.

Receiving a PCORI Form 720 penalty notice from the IRS is never welcome. Before you accept it at face value, it helps to understand why these notices go out in the first place, how to check whether the IRS actually got it right, and which steps apply once you’ve confirmed there’s a mistake worth disputing.

PCORI Fee Rates (All Years) Here’s a comprehensive rate table for plan years ending each year with the applicable PCORI fee per covered life, pulled from IRS archive pages and Notices.

Do you know when the PCORI filing window opens? The answer is very simple - it’s NOW. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Fee filing window for 2026 is officially open now with Simple720.

Filing your PCORI fee feels like the finish line, but the IRS can reopen that filing years later and ask you to prove every number on it. If your records aren't organized by then, you're left scrambling through old emails and spreadsheets nobody remembers building.

Every July, employers with self-insured health plans must file IRS Form 720 and pay the PCORI fee by July 31. For 2026, the rate is $3.84 per covered life for plan years ending on or after October 1, 2025.

A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a benefit program offered by employers, where employees are allowed to deposit pre-tax funds for qualified healthcare expenses such as deductibles, co-payments, and many more. By doing so, employees are able to lower their taxable income.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fee remains an important compliance requirement for many employers, health insurers, and plan sponsors filing IRS Form 720.

What Is the Safe Harbor Rule? Safe Harbor Rule is a regulation according to IRC Section 6656 that permits taxpayers from being penalized for failing to make timely or insufficient deposits of taxes, provided that they fulfill a number of conditions.

PCORI Fee - Recap The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fee is a fee paid by applicable entities to fund research on patient-centered outcomes.