The Certified Corporate Wellness SpecialistÂ® is a  certification of expertise offered by the Corporate Health & Wellness Association (CHWA). The certification requires 10 Modules of training/classes and can be completed either live in-person at a CHWA event or online. In order to maintain certification after the required training, Certified Corporate Wellness SpecialistsÂ® must complete five hours per year of continuing education credits to stay up-to-date with industry best-practices and standards.
With regard to tax breaks, an SEP IRA favors the employer while a SIMPLE IRA favors employees. SEP IRAs do not allow for employee contributions, so you do all of the funding. However, 100 percent of the funds you contribute to your own account and to your employees' accounts are tax deductible.
Contributions are made to an Individual Retirement Account or Annuity (IRA) set up for each employee (a SIMPLE IRA). A SIMPLE IRA plan account is an IRA and follows the same investment, distribution and rollover rules as traditional IRAs.See the IRA FAQs.See also IRS Publication 560, IRS Publication 590-A, IRS Publication 590-B and IRS Notice 98-4 for detailed information on SIMPLE IRA plans and SIMPLE IRAs. SIMPLE IRA plan account is an IRA and follows the same investment, distribution and rollover rules as traditional IRAs. See the IRA FAQs. See also IRS Publication 560, IRS Publication 590-A, IRS Publication 590-B and IRS Notice 98-4 for detailed information on SIMPLE IRA plans and SIMPLE IRAs.