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mainer

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15. Can someone answer a question? I don't know

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 09:04 AM

Aug 2013

Since paying for insurance is a mandated thing, and the IRS can penalize you for not getting it...

Does this mean we can deduct the cost of paying for that coverage from our income taxes?

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IRS issues final rules on Obamacare's 'individual mandate' [View all] PoliticAverse Aug 2013 OP

Going through the thing. Fucking. Nightmare. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #1

it's the IRS -- created to manufacture the necessity for professional accountants Supersedeas Aug 2013 #2

I'm not looking forward to this at all as a caseworker. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #4

It sounds unconstitutional Mnpaul Aug 2013 #3

No. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #5

Y'all lost that battle. Deal. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #6

Lost what battle? Mnpaul Aug 2013 #7

You mean like the progressive income tax system we have now? itsrobert Aug 2013 #8

That isn't the same thing Mnpaul Aug 2013 #9

If I serve in a combat zone in the miltiary itsrobert Aug 2013 #10

A military exemption? Mnpaul Aug 2013 #11

That's been going on for 20 years. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #13

how will I be legally informed ? quadrature Aug 2013 #12

There's a web page now that explains your obligations... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #17

Or we could have Medicare for all Doctor_J Aug 2013 #14

Can someone answer a question? I don't know mainer Aug 2013 #15

No, but you may be eligible for a subsidy (tax credit) for your premium. PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #16