IRS Health Care Tax Tip 2016-35, March 23, 2016 In general, under the employer shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act, an applicable large employer may either offer affordable minimum essential coverage that provides minimum value to its full-time employees and their dependents or potentially owe an employer shared responsibility payment to the IRS. Here are definitions to help you understand affordable coverage and minimum value. Affordable coverage: If the lowest cost self-only only health plan is 9.5 percent or less of your full-time employee’s household income then the coverage is considered affordable. Because you likely will not know your employee’s household income, for purposes of the employer shared responsibility provisions, you can determine whether you offered affordable coverage under various safe harbors based on information available to the employer. Minimum value: An employer-sponsored plan provides minimum value if it covers at least 60 percent of the total allowed cost of benefits that are expected to be incurred under the plan. Under existing guidance, employers generally must use a minimum value calculator developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to determine if a plan with standard features provides minimum value. Plans with nonstandard features are required to obtain an actuarial certification for the nonstandard features. The guidance also describes certain safe harbor plan designs that will satisfy minimum value. For more information, visit the Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions for Employers pages on IRS.gov/aca. Subscribe to IRS Tax Tips Follow @IRSNews on Twitter Health care tax tips Consejos tributarios sobre el cuidado de la salud Consejos tributarios del cuidado de salud – Diciembre 2016 Health Care Tax Tips - November 2016 Health Care Tax Tips - October 2016 Consejos tributarios del cuidado de salud – Septiembre 2016 Consejos tributarios sobre el cuidado de la salud Related CuidadoDeSalud.gov Disposición de la Responsabilidad Compartida para Individuos El Crédito Tributario de Prima – Conceptos Básicos La Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio – Expectativas al presentar su declaración de impuestos Reúna sus documentos de cobertura médica para la temporada de impuestos Centro informativo sobre la ACA para profesionales en los impuestos (en inglés) Cómo corregir una declaración presentada electrónicamente que fue rechazada por falta de un Formulario 8962
