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Thursday, January 15, 2015

IRS Update: Affordable Care Act and the 2014 Federal Return

As the beginning of the 2014 filing season is upon us, now is the time to emphasize the importance of the Form 1095-A for taxpayers that received an advance premium tax credit (subsidy) in 2014, as well as remind everyone of how the Affordable Care Act will affect all 2014 federal returns.

Importance of Form 1095-A (Health Insurance Marketplace Statement) for Individuals Who Received an Advance Premium Tax Credit (Subsidy)

For individuals who received an advance premium tax credit (subsidy) that reduced their monthly health insurance premiums, it is necessary to have the Form 1095-A in order to complete the Form 8962 (Premium Tax Credit) because it contains the information that is needed to both calculate the premium tax credit and complete the reconciliation of the subsidy with the calculated credit.

Since the filing season begins on January 20, 2015, and a large number of the individuals who received a subsidy will not receive their copy of the Form 1095-A until the first week of February, tax preparers should not complete and file a return of an individual who obtained their health insurance through a Marketplace until they have received a copy of the Form 1095-A – allowing them to complete and include Form 8962 with the return. Read More

All Individual Federal Returns Will Be Affected by the Affordable Care Act

Everyone who files a 2014 federal tax return will be affected in one of the following ways by the Affordable Care Act:
  • Most individuals will only have to check the Full Year Coverage box on Form 1040 since they were covered by their employer, government program (such as Medicaid or Medicare), or private insurance purchased outside of Marketplace for all of 2014.
  • Taxpayers who obtained their health insurance at the federal or a state marketplace will:
    • Receive Form 1095-A (Health Insurance Marketplace Statement) from the federal or state Marketplace around January 31, 2015;
    • Complete Form 8962 (Premium Tax Credit) to claim the Premium Tax Credit and, if they received an advance premium tax credit (subsidy), complete the required reconciliation.
    • Read More
Click here to read the entire CrossLink Tax Update on how the Affordable Care Act affects 2014 Tax Returns.

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