@NCperson wrote: dependent files a tax return with form 1095A, and correctly checks the box that they CAN be claimed by someone else, then the entire PTC would have to be repaid. And that would...
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@NCperson wrote: dependent files a tax return with form 1095A, and correctly checks the box that they CAN be claimed by someone else, then the entire PTC would have to be repaid. And that would occur whether or not the dependent is actually claimed by someone else. If the parents file the 1095A form with their tax return (whether or not they claim the dependent), then the repayment is subject to the parent's income, which may or not require repayment. The Regulation that I cited says the person that is ELIGIBLE to be claimed as a dependent, but NOT ACTUALLY claimed reconciles the 1095-A on their tax return (in the situation the the OP is asking about, where the dependent had THOUGHT they would NOT be a dependent when signing up for insurance). You are right the the dependent (although not claimed) does not qualify for the Premium Tax Credit. But I've seen nothing that indicates the Repayment Limit would not apply, so the repayment would be limited to $375 (see "Table 5" on page 18 of the 8962 Instructions). If the dependent falls under the rules in the Regulation that I cited, the parents would NOT enter the 1095-A on their own tax return if they did not actually claim him. You are right that if when he or the parents signed him up for insurance and he had indicated he WOULD be a dependent of his parents, then the parents would need to reconcile the 1095-A on their return regardless if they claimed him or not. But that isn't the scenario that the OP presented.