https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-didn-t-have-health-insurance-because-i-got-a-new-job-and-benefits-didn-t-kick-in-until-january/01/83117#M35446 Does that still count as not being insured? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:11:12 GMT ikrystle23 2019-06-01T03:11:12Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-didn-t-have-health-insurance-because-i-got-a-new-job-and-benefits-didn-t-kick-in-until-january/01/83117#M35446 Does that still count as not being insured? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:11:12 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-didn-t-have-health-insurance-because-i-got-a-new-job-and-benefits-didn-t-kick-in-until-january/01/83117#M35446 ikrystle23 2019-06-01T03:11:12Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/under-affordable-care-ace-obamacare-you-are-allowed-on/01/83132#M35453 <P> <SPAN>Under Affordable Care Ace (ObamaCare), you are allowed one <B>short coverage gap exemption</B> which covers less than three months in a row without <B>coverage</B> each year. In other words you are <B>exempt</B> for two full months, but need to have <B>coverage</B> for at least one day of the third month. If this exception applies to your current situation then you do not have to worry about the Shared Responsibility Penalty. </SPAN> <BR /> </P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:11:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/under-affordable-care-ace-obamacare-you-are-allowed-on/01/83132#M35453 JaimeG 2019-06-01T03:11:14Z