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candacemichelle1
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I got married last year in December, my husband did not have health insurance the whole year but i did. Will we both be penalized or just him? Filling jointly.

 
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MichaelMc
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I got married last year in December, my husband did not have health insurance the whole year but i did. Will we both be penalized or just him? Filling jointly.

The tax penalty (if applicable) will apply to just your husband, but will be assessed on your jointly-filed tax return.

Tax penalties apply to each individual uninsured adult or child in a household. If a person is uninsured for only part of the year, the penalty is prorated to cover only the uninsured months. No penalty is assessed for a "short gap," an uninsured period less than three months long. You are only allowed one short gap per year.

For more detailed information, please see this TurboTax Tax Guide Affordable Care Act Decoded.

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MichaelMc
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I got married last year in December, my husband did not have health insurance the whole year but i did. Will we both be penalized or just him? Filling jointly.

The tax penalty (if applicable) will apply to just your husband, but will be assessed on your jointly-filed tax return.

Tax penalties apply to each individual uninsured adult or child in a household. If a person is uninsured for only part of the year, the penalty is prorated to cover only the uninsured months. No penalty is assessed for a "short gap," an uninsured period less than three months long. You are only allowed one short gap per year.

For more detailed information, please see this TurboTax Tax Guide Affordable Care Act Decoded.

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