Disclosure or use of information by tax return preparers (IRC Section 7216) Final Treasury Regulations on rules and consent requirements relating to the disclosure or use of tax return information by tax return preparers became effective Dec. 28, 2012. For additional information about how these apply to services and education related to the Affordable Care Act, please see our questions and answers. Disclosure of return information On Aug. 13, 2013, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations PDF with rules for disclosure of return information to the Department of Health and Human Services that will be used to carry out eligibility determinations for advance payments of the premium tax credit, Medicaid and other health insurance affordability programs. For additional information on the final regulations, see our questions and answers. Qualified Therapeutic Discovery Project program This program was designed to provide tax credits and grants to small firms that show significant potential to produce new and cost-saving therapies, support U.S. jobs and increase U.S. competitiveness. Applicants were required to have their research projects certified as eligible for the credit or grant. IRS guidance PDF describes the application process. Submission of certification applications began June 21, 2010, and applications had to be postmarked no later than July 21, 2010, to be considered for the program. Applications that were postmarked by July 21, 2010, were reviewed by both the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the IRS. All applicants were notified by letter dated October 29, 2010, advising whether or not the application for certification was approved. For those applications that were approved, the letter also provided the amount of the grant to be awarded or the tax credit the applicant was eligible to take. The IRS published the names of the applicants whose projects were approved as required by law. Listings of results are available by state. Learn more by reading the IRS news release, the news release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the page on the HHS website and our questions and answers. For more information For tips, fact sheets, questions and answers, videos and more, see our Affordable Care Act of 2010: News Releases, Multimedia and Legal Guidance page. Related Affordable Care Act Questions and Answers Page Related ACA information center for tax professionals Individual shared responsibility provision The Premium Tax Credit – The basics Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Employer shared responsibility provisions Information Reporting by ALEs Information Reporting by Coverage Providers Affordable Care Act information returns (AIR) HealthCare.gov (Английский) How to correct an electronically filed return rejected for a missing Form 8962