We're both considered Single but I'm claiming him as my dependent since he lives with me and I pay everything for him; we're also not related. It looks like he was automatically enrolled to the health coverage - which he did not use for the entirety of 2023 (just like in 2022), and since he did not receive a W-2 (for a couple of years now), I guess there's no taxes to file for him. It would seem a little uneven for me to even claim him as a dependent for the 500 dollar credit if I'm going to get penalized for his premium tax credit amounts his coverage gave him. Unless I'm to expect a check from BCBS for the unused credits can I contribute to this payback. Does that mean that if I don't claim him as dependent, he'd have to pay for the coverage he got despite not having any income? My income changed very little and my portion of the filing reflects it. Where it gets lobsided seems to be where his insurance factors in. Which, whether or not he was qualified, he still received coverage the entire year indicated on his form and now I have to pay for it because I'm claiming him as a dependent? I'm really ignorant to all this so I appreciate the feedback. Last year it seemed a non-issue since the credit provided was unused entirely.
