Question

jeff and linda got married in dec 2018

they are both us citizens with valid social sec numbers

they do not elect to file joint return for 2018

jeff worked all year long and received wages of 32,000 he received full health insurance coverage from his employer all year

linda worked par time at a book store jan through sept she earned 9,000 for the year in nov she started working at the library. she had health insurance through her employers except for the month of october when she was unemployed

1.) jeff may need to make a shared responsibility payment

true or false

2.) Linda does not need to make a shared responsibility payment bc she qualifies for an excemption under short coverage gap criteria

Answer 1

Answer:

1. False

Jeff need not make shared payments because Linda was uncovered only For one month.

So, she did not get exemption for short Period coverage. i.e less than three months.

2. True

If a person is covered under short coverage period / gap criteria or any other coverage criteria,

He does not need to pay the share liability.