Holding true to its holiday tradition, the IRS yet again decided to extend the deadline by which providers of minimum essential coverage (including certain applicable large employers (“ALEs”)) must furnish information statements to individuals regarding their 2019 insurance coverage. However, due to the effective elimination of the ACA’s individual mandate penalty through the Tax Cuts … Continue Reading
Last night, Republican leadership released a manager’s amendment to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that would delay the repeal of the additional Medicare tax (AMT) of 0.9% imposed on certain high-income individuals from 2017 until 2023. The move is an effort to shore up Republican support for the bill in advance of an expected … Continue Reading
Facing likely defeat, Republicans have pulled the American Health Care Act, which would have made numerous changes to the information reporting provisions and employment tax provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legislation would have also created a new information reporting requirement by adding Section 6050X to the Code. The House was scheduled … Continue Reading
On July 29, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 6055 that seek to clarify a number of issues raised by commenters in response to the original proposed regulations under Section 6055 and Notice 2015-68. Filers may rely on the proposed regulations for calendar years ending after December 31, 2013, making them applicable at the option of … Continue Reading
In its Affordable Care Act (ACA) Information Returns (AIR) Working Group Meeting on June 14, the IRS discussed several outstanding issues related to ACA reporting under Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 6055 generally requires providers of minimum essential coverage to report health coverage. Section 6056 generally requires applicable large employers … Continue Reading
