Taxable Income & Rates - Income Tax Preparation 2023
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Background of the Affordable Care Act Tax 2023-2024
In the Obama Administration, there was a significant push to address expensive healthcare and lack of access to healthcare.
Proposed solutions included the idea of a single large healthcare system versus a more market-based approach with competing health insurance systems.
Enforcement and Implementation Challenges
The issue of enforcing health insurance requirements and penalties through taxes raised constitutional questions.
The resulting system involved a Health Care Marketplace and pre-calculation of health insurance credits to make insurance more affordable.
Premium Tax Credit and Tax Preparation
Reconciling Advanced Payments of Premium Tax Credit
The premium tax credit assists in paying for health insurance purchased from the marketplace, particularly for low-income individuals.
Advanced payments of the premium tax credit are made on behalf of eligible individuals directly to the insurance company, reducing monthly premium payments.
Tax Forms and Reporting
Form 1095-A is sent by the marketplace by January 31st, 2024, listing advanced payment and other necessary information for completing form 8962.
Form 1095-C, received by early March 2024, shows whether the employer offered health insurance coverage and related information.
Eligibility and Implications
Individuals enrolled in health insurance through the marketplace with advanced payments of the premium tax credit must reconcile and compare the advanced payment with the premium tax credit using form 8962.
The premium tax credit is generally designed for lower income individuals to make health insurance more affordable.
State Implications and Documentation
State Level Requirements
On the state level, similar requirements for health insurance coverage may exist, and documentation may be necessary to prove coverage throughout the year.
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IRS continues with Dirty Dozen this week
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The Internal Revenue Service today kicked off the week with the 5th item on its 2022 annual Dirty Dozen scams warning list, with a sad reminder that criminals still use the COVID-19 pandemic to steal people's money and identity with bogus emails, social media posts and unexpected phone calls, among other things.
These scams can take a variety of forms, including using unemployment information and fake job offers to steal money and information from people. All of these efforts can lead to sensitive personal information being stolen, with scammers using this to try filing a fraudulent tax return as well as harming victims in other ways.
"Scammers continue using the pandemic as a device to scare or confuse potential victims into handing over their hard-earned money or personal information," said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. "I urge everyone to be leery of suspicious calls, texts and emails promising benefits that don't exist."
The IRS has compiled the annual Dirty Dozen list for more than 20 years as a way of alerting taxpayers and the tax professional community about scams and schemes. The list is not a legal document or a literal listing of agency enforcement priorities. It is designed to raise awareness among a variety of audiences that may not always be aware of developments involving tax administration.
"Caution and awareness are our best lines of defense against these criminals," Rettig added. "Everyone should verify information on a trusted government website, such as IRS.gov."
A common scam the IRS continues to see during this period involves using crises that affect all or most people in the nation, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the scams for which people should continue to be on the lookout include:
Economic Impact Payment and tax refund scams: Identity thieves who try to use Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), also known as stimulus payments, are a continuing threat to individuals. Similar to tax refund scams, taxpayers should watch out for these tell-tale signs of a scam:
Any text messages, random incoming phone calls or emails inquiring about bank account information, requesting recipients to click a link or verify data should be considered suspicious and deleted without opening. This includes not just stimulus payments, but tax refunds and other common issues.
Remember, the IRS won't initiate contact by phone, email, text or social media asking for Social Security numbers or other personal or financial information related to Economic Impact Payments. Also be alert to mailbox theft. Routinely check your mail and report suspected mail losses to postal inspectors.
Reminder: The IRS has issued all Economic Impact Payments. Most eligible people already received their stimulus payments. People who are missing a stimulus payment or got less than the full amount may be eligible to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 or 2021 federal tax return. Taxpayers should remember that the IRS website, IRS.gov, is the agency's official website for information on payments, refunds and other tax information.
Unemployment fraud leading to inaccurate taxpayer 1099-Gs: Because of the pandemic, many taxpayers lost their jobs and received unemployment compensation from their state. However, scammers also took advantage of the pandemic by filing fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation using stolen personal information of individuals who had not filed claims. Payments made on these fraudulent claims went to the identity thieves.
Taxpayers should also be on the lookout for a Form 1099-G reporting unemployment compensation they didn't receive. For people in this situation, the IRS urges them to contact their appropriate state agency for a corrected form. If a corrected form cannot be obtained so that a taxpayer can file a timely tax return, taxpayers should complete their return claiming only the unemployment compensation and other income they actually received. See Identity Theft and Unemployment Benefits for tax details and DOL.gov/fraud for state-by-state reporting information.
Fake employment offers posted on social media: There have been many reports of fake job postings on social media. The pandemic created many newly unemployed people eager to seek new employment. These fake posts entice their victims to provide their personal financial information. This creates added tax risk for people because this information in turn can be used to file a fraudulent tax return for a fraudulent refund or used in some other criminal endeavor.
Fake charities that steal your money: Bogus charities are always a problem. They tend to be a bigger threat when there is a national crisis like the pandemic.
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