topic What if I changed jobs and went without health insurance for 2 months. Do I still have to pay the penalty for the whole year? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/what-if-i-changed-jobs-and-went-without-health-insurance-for-2-months-do-i-still-have-to-pay-the/01/212828#M87335 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:16:06 GMT jeffcrisman43 2019-06-01T18:16:06Z What if I changed jobs and went without health insurance for 2 months. Do I still have to pay the penalty for the whole year? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/what-if-i-changed-jobs-and-went-without-health-insurance-for-2-months-do-i-still-have-to-pay-the/01/212828#M87335 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:16:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/what-if-i-changed-jobs-and-went-without-health-insurance-for-2-months-do-i-still-have-to-pay-the/01/212828#M87335 jeffcrisman43 2019-06-01T18:16:06Z Not at all.  If you only didn't have health insurance for... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/not-at-all-if-you-only-didn-t-have-health-insurance-for/01/212848#M87344 <P>Not at all.&nbsp; If you only didn't have health insurance for two months, you automatically qualify for the short-gap exception (code B), and won't have to pay a penalty for the year.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:16:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/not-at-all-if-you-only-didn-t-have-health-insurance-for/01/212848#M87344 DanielV01 2019-06-01T18:16:08Z