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Omaha Steve

(99,678 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:27 AM Mar 2015

AP: 5 things to know about tax time and health care coverage

http://www.livewellnebraska.com/consumer/things-to-know-about-tax-time-and-health-care-coverage/article_d579a676-f73f-5178-8807-7339a40d3a86.html

Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015 1:00 am
Associated Press |
The Affordable Care Act is one of the biggest changes to the tax code in 20 years.

And we’re only beginning to digest many confusing health-care-related tax rules that will directly hit 25 million to 30 million taxpayers.

Two warnings about tax hurdles: Did you receive financial assistance up front to buy health insurance through a federal or state marketplace? Or did you go without health insurance for all or part of 2014?

H&R Block expects that 1 in 4 of its clients in some way will be directly affected by ACA.

FULL story and list at link.

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AP: 5 things to know about tax time and health care coverage (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

I'm sure a mob of people Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #1

until this year I thought insurance companies were the big winner with the ACA alc Mar 2015 #2

Capt. Obvious

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1. I'm sure a mob of people

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:31 AM

Mar 2015

will be along shortly to tell you how wrong you are.

alc

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2. until this year I thought insurance companies were the big winner with the ACA

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:44 AM

Mar 2015

Now I see that tax preparers won big also. And the more they can scare people the bigger their prize. I know some people will be surprised in a bad way. But some of the radio ads I hear basically say "everybody should panic now. but we're here to help".

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