Since you had two
health insurance plans and assuming you were covered all year.
When you are within
the Health Insurance section, it will ask you "Did
you all have health insurance coverage in 2016?". then you will
need to select " I had (We all) had health
insurance coverage all year"
Then it will ask
"Was anyone enrolled in any of these less common plans in 2016?", you
will state Yes, because you received a Form 1095-A. Then What type of
plan were you enrolled in?, check the box Obamacare
plan (Form 1095-A) The Obamacare plan is
the same as the Affordable Care Act. This Form 1095-A should display
information from January to October.
Then, you will fill
it out accordingly to your Form 1095-A, then continue until the end of the
section.
In regards to your
independent insurance from November to December, you may have received a
"Form 1095-B Health Coverage" or "Form 1095-C Employer-Provided
Health Insurance Offer and Coverage", the IRS does NOT need any details
from this form. You can keep these forms for your records.
You can check
your full year coverage by doing the following:
- Go to My Account (upper right
hand side)
- Tools
- View Tax Summary
- Preview my 1040
- Scroll down until Line 61
Health care: Individual responsibility. Full coverage, the box should be
checked.
