I have a client that had health insurance on the MarketPlace in 2018. Their total enrollment premiums were $24,611 & their APTC was $20,400. Their MC wages were $20,000. I have worked thru the worksheets in Pub 974. Their modified AGI is $75,372 before any SE health ins. The federal poverty line is $16,240 putting them at 401%. They paid $4,211 out of pocket and reported on their W-2. The end result on Form 8962 is that taxpayer has to pay all of the $20,400 back.
However, I worked thru the calculation as if they had NOT received APTC and paid $20,000 of the premiums (since limited by MC wages) up front resulting in MAGI of $55,372. The result is that they would qualify for $21,646 in PTC. The taxpayer has sufficient shareholder distributions in 2018 to offset the entire MC wages of $20,000 as SE health insurance. I am considering amending their W-2 to reflect the change. I prepared the return with the assumption of $20,000 SE health insurance and the software is only calculating $2,966 as SE health insurance on Form 1040. The calculated number flashes back and forth beween $20,000 and $2,966. The end result is the taxpayer has to pay back $20,400 in APTC. I understand this is a circular calculation. What am I missing here? Should the taxpayer have to pay $20,400 back when they would have qualified for a total PTC of $21,646 had they not taken the advance payment. I realize I am posting this late but I hope you will have time to respond to my question. Is ProSeries calculating SE health insurance correctly?
The shareholder has sufficient distributions to reclassify $20,000 as reim
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