Please clarify. For how many months did you not have health insurance? Were the months consecutive?
From the Franchise Tax Board's explanation of the California health care mandate:
California residents who do not have coverage for themselves and their dependents for each month in 2023, and who do not meet an exemption, will pay a penalty of $900 per adult or more and $450 per dependent child, or 2.5% of their or gross income over the filing threshold for their filing status, whichever is higher. The penalty for a married couple without coverage can be $1,800 or more, and the penalty for a family of four with two dependent children could be $2,700 or more.
A short gap coverage exemption will apply for taxpayers who did not have coverage for three consecutive months or less. (Note to meet the federal short gap coverage exemption the gap coverage must be less than three consecutive months.)
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