Trying to fill out the part for the 1095-A but I only had the insurance for 2 months out of the year. It says I cant put a 0 for column B for the our months. what can I

[amarsingh1988]

What value do I put in the columns?

[TomK2023]

You must have Column B information entered for the required Form 8962 to generate.  Click on "click here" if Column B on your 1095-A reflects $0 on the Let's get the info from your 1095-A form page.  A pop-up window will provide further instructions.  See image below.

You can use the "Healthcare.gov/tax-tool"  or call your marketplace insurer to get the data for Column B that you need. Column C will accept zeros but not blanks.

[amarsingh1988]

Hello thanks for replying, I'm new to having marketplace insurance,  my question is do I put a value for the months I didn't have the marketplace insurance? If so, what do I put?

So here's my situation, in 2023 I only started the marketplace insurance on November and December. I had switched to a new employer that didn't offer insurance so I had go through Covered California. I've had insurance through my last employer for the other previous months of 2023. So when I enter the info for 1095-A I'm only entering the info for the months Nov and Dec, which I have. I've tried to put 0 for the all other months but it doesn't let me enter the 0 for column B. I've also tried to enter the same amount from column B into the other months just see if it'll accept it but no it still doesn't let me continue with my tax return. I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to put for the months I didn't have the marketplace insurance. 

Any help is appreciated. Thanks. 

[LeticiaF1]

For the months that you did not have coverage, leave the boxes blank, do not enter any 0.  To go back to your 1095-A entries:

1. Continue your return
2. Select Search and enter 1095-a
3. Select Jump to 1095-a

What is the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) and What is Tax Form 8962?

Where do I enter my 1095-A?

@amarsingh1988 

[Jnr228]

This does not work.

[MonikaK1]

If you didn't have Marketplace insurance all year, you can leave column A blank for the months you didn't have it.  Then columns B & C will not be an issue.

If you have an amount in column A, then the amount in column B can't be zero. You must enter the Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan (SLCSP). The SLCSP is the second-lowest priced health insurance plan in the Silver category that was available when you applied for insurance at Healthcare Marketplace. 

You can use the Health coverage tax tool to figure to get the SLCSP if it is not on your Form 1095-A.

Healthcare Tool

The amount in column C can be zero if you didn't take a monthly subsidy to help pay for your health insurance premiums.

• If you did get a monthly subsidy to help pay for your health insurance premiums, enter the monthly amount in column C.

See this article for more information about the Premium Tax Credit. 

TurboTax will automatically fill out Form 8962 once you enter your Form 1095-A.

@Jnr228 

[Jnr228]

What you said makes sense! What others have said “type it in exactly as your 1095 A reads” didn’t work.. only had it for a few months so the other months said $0 across all 3 columns on the actual 1095A so entering 0 for ABC column in turbo tax it kept rejecting. I’ll try column B the way you say to do it. Thank you so much for your response!