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IRS: We’ll Trust You on Health Insurance for 2015 Because…

Earlier today I saw a tweet from Joe Kristan: New Notice 2016-4 extends deadline to provide employee 1095-B and -C copies from 2/1/16 to 3/31/16; 2/29 IRS copy deadline moved to 5/31/16 — Joe Kristan (@joebwan) December 28, 2015 The … Continue reading

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Oops Gets Bigger

Or, first California, now the United States. Last week I reported on Cover California’s error impacting an estimated 100,000 individuals who received incorrect Form 1095-A’s. It turns out that was just the tip of the iceberg. As reported by AP: … Continue reading

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DC Circuit Court of Appeals Deals ObamaCare Major Blow: Federal Exchange Tax Subsidies Axed

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dealt the Obama Administration a major blow today when the court ruled 2-1 that only state health exchanges plans are eligible for tax subsidies. The IRS had promulgated a rule that … Continue reading

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The Tanning Tax: Alan Greenspan Gets It Right (Again)

Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, has the wonderful quote: Whatever you tax, you get less of. It’s something our Congresscritters might take to heart…but I doubt it. Today, let’s look at the tanning tax. This tax … Continue reading

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Pass the Popcorn, Please, II

As ObamaCare and its troubles dominate the news, lurking in the background is the IRS scandal. The Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) wrote an op-ed on FoxNews that noted the lawsuit filed by the … Continue reading

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Coming Attractions: When the IRS Writes New Law When They’re Not Allowed To

The IRS is part of the Executive Branch of government. The Executive Branch can’t write law–they can issue regulations based on laws passed by the legislative branch (Congress) and then only when Congress authorizes it. There’s an issue percolating in … Continue reading

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44 Days

44 days isn’t much time. It’s about a month and a half. Yet in the bizarre world of the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare), it’s a big deal. Over the coming weeks I’m going to be looking at various provisions … Continue reading

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It’s Only $67 Million that We Can’t Find…

Have you ever lost something? Of course you have–we all have had experiences where we can’t find that paper we need. Of course, just after we get the second copy of the paper we find the original (Murphy’s Law at … Continue reading

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The Affordable Care Act and Gamblers: A Bad Bet

The Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) is a complex law. For those who gamble, both professionally and as amateurs, there will be a multitude of impacts. The law includes twenty new taxes. Let’s take a look at how these will … Continue reading

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Does the New Unearned Income Medicare Contribution Tax Impact Amateur Gamblers?

Over two years ago the Patient Protection Act–aka Obamacare–passed Congress. At the time, no one knew what was in the law. Famously, then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that, “We have to pass the law to know … Continue reading

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