Question

Scenario 1: Jeff and Linda Arnold
Interview Notes Jeff and Linda got married in December of 2018. They are both U.S. citizens with valid Social Security numbers. They do not elect to file a joint return for 2018. Jeff worked all year and received wages of $32,000. He received full health insurance coverage from his employer all year. Linda worked part-time at a book store January through September. She earned $9,000 for the year. In November, 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 does not have to make a shared responsibility payment because he was covered by a health insurance plan through his employer for the full tax year.	True
Interview Notes Jeff and Linda got married in December of 2018. They are both U.S. citizens with valid Social Security numbers. They do not elect to file a joint return for 2018. Jeff worked all year and received wages of $32,000. He received full health insurance coverage from his employer all year. Linda worked part-time at a book store January through September. She earned $9,000 for the year. In November, she started working at the library. She had health insurance through her employers, except for the month of October when she was unemployed. 2. Linda must make a shared responsibility payment because she did not have qualified healthcare coverage all year.

Answer 1

False. In the present scenario, L was uncovered only for one month and got the exemption. So, J doesn't have to make a shared responsibility payment 2. False. No. L doesn't require to make a shared responsibility payment because she was uncovered for less than three months, and L's personal income in the year 2018 was less than $12,000. Therefore, L will get an exemption.