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Millions to owe Obamacare tax penalty

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Millions to owe Obamacare tax penalty

By Tami Luhby   @Luhby January 28, 2015: 4:03 PM ET

Were you uninsured in 2014? It’s time to pay the piper!

Some 3 million to 6 million Americans will have to pay an Obamacare tax penalty for not having health insurance last year, Treasury officials said Wednesday. It’s the first time they have given estimates for how many people will be subject to a fine.

The penalty is $95, or 1% of income above a certain threshold (roughly $20,000 for a couple). So you could end up owing the IRS a lot of money.

Take a married couple with $100,000 in income – their bill comes to $797, according to the Tax Policy Center ACA penalty calculator.

The penalty for remaining uninsured rises to the larger of $325 or 2% of income in 2015.

https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/28/news/economy/obamacare-tax-penalty/

2 thoughts on “Millions to owe Obamacare tax penalty

  1. There is no excuse to be uninsured. These people should be thankful that they have access to health insurance.

    One car accident or slip/fall and they could be bankrupt.

  2. Clueless as usual…
    Obamacare IS NOT about catastophic coverage
    Its not even about making sure everyone is insured.

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