Look at your tax return and check if you paid the fee. Form 1040, line 61, Form 1040A line 38 or form 1040EZ, line 11. If you have any amount listed there, it means that you did pay the penalty. If not, it means you didn't have the fee taken away from you.
If you did pay the penalty or if you have health insurance through Marketplace and have form 1095-A, please amend your tax return. If your return has been submitted- please wait - if it's
rejected for some reason, you can your information and re-send the return. If your return has been submitted and accepted- you will have to
amend; the return is mailed; takes about 16 weeks to process. Here are amending
instructions.
If you have not paid the fee and have insurance from private insurance or insurance that is not "Obamacare", you may amend it or just wait. The IRS will most likely send you a letter asking for information or to pay the penalty or for exemption from the health insurance details. If that happens, simply respond to the letter with proof that you were in fact covered by the health insurance for the entire year of 2016.
