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? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 8 years ago

Affordable Healthcare Act question?

I researched the penalty for not having health insurance and for the 1st year its %1 of earned income. If my wife and I file jointly on our income tax but only I have health insurance. Will our income as a whole be penalized for the %1 or just her earned income seeing that only I have health insurance? Should we not file jointly?

Any help to clarify this would be great?

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  • 8 years ago
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    It is the greater of $95 or 1% of earned income per taxpayer.

    For a couple filing a joint return - the greater of $190 or 1% of combined earned income

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