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                                                                                                            Penalty for Not Having Health Insurance
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The penalty will be calculated on the individual’s 2014 Federal income tax return. The penalty is calculated for each month that they do not have health insurance coverage. 
​A penalty will not be imposed on:
  • ​Individuals without health insurance for less than three months during the year 
  • ​Members of Native American tribes
The penalty is calculated as the greater of:
  • ​A percentage of the individual’s income that exceeds their filing threshold for each year;
  • The percentage will be 1% for 2014, 2% for 2015 and 2.5% for 2016 and later.
  • Filing threshold is defined as the personal exemption amount plus the standard deduction amount for the individual’s filing status.
Or,
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  • A flat dollar amount is assessed separately for the taxpayer, spouse, and dependents.
  • The flat dollar amount will be $95 for 2014, $325 for 2015 and $695 for 2016 and beyond.
  • The amount is 50% for each dependent under age 18.
  • The total family flat dollar amount is capped at 300% of the annual flat dollar amount.
​The penalty amount cannot exceed the national average premium for bronze-level health plans (for the relevant family size) offered at the State Exchange for which the taxpayer resides.


Individuals who are Exempt from the Requirement to have Health Insurance
  • The following individuals are not required to have health insurance:
  • Individuals with a qualifying religious exemption
  • Individuals who are in a health care sharing ministry
  • Individuals not lawfully present in the United States
  • Individuals who are in prison

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