IRS offers rules on hardship exemptions related to Affordable Care Act
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice, regulations and other guidance related to the Affordable Care Act, including information on getting a hardship exemption from the individual mandate for health insurance coverage.
Notice 2014-76 provides a list of the hardship exemptions that taxpayers can claim on a federal income tax return without obtaining a hardship exemption certification from the health insurance marketplace.
The IRS simultaneously released Revenue Procedure 2014-62, which announces the indexed applicable percentage table for calculating an individual’s premium tax credit for taxable years beginning after 2015. The document also announces the indexed required contribution percentage for determining whether an individual is eligible for affordable employer-sponsored minimum essential coverage for plan years beginning after 2015.
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