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ACA: Everything You Need to Know Webinar Series

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities presents a webinar series titled “ACA: Everything You Need to Know” to help explain what tax preparers need to know about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to complete tax returns and assist low-income tax clients. The series is designed to help VITA sites and outreach partners prepare for the tax season.

The PowerPoint presentations from this series are available for download below to be used in trainings only. We ask that you acknowledge the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities as the source of the content when using our materials unless significant changes are made to the information.


Part I: Introduction to the ACA – Minimum Essential Coverage

Presented on Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The first webinar provides an overview of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and discusses the requirements to have coverage, including who it applies to, what coverage meets the minimum requirements, and how to account for insurance coverage on the tax return.

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Part II: Exemptions

Presented on Tuesday, November 4, 2014

The second webinar focuses on exemptions from the individual shared responsibility payment (also known as the tax penalty) for failing to maintain health insurance coverage.

Please note that the PowerPoint slide deck has been updated to include a new exemption regarding individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on a state decision not to expand Medicaid.

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Part III: Premium Tax Credits

Presented on Tuesday, November 18, 2014

The third webinar discusses premium tax credits and the process for calculating the final credit on a tax return. Most people eligible for premium tax credits took the credit in advance and will need to reconcile the amount they received in advance with their final credit.

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Part IV: Individual Shared Responsibility Payment & Comprehensive ACA Examples

Presented on Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The fourth webinar discusses the individual shared responsibility payment (or the “penalty”), walks through some comprehensive examples using TaxWise Online, and answer some of your questions.

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Part V: Common Errors & Introduction to Advanced Reconciliation

Presented on Thursday, January 29, 2015

The fifth webinar looks at common questions and errors that tax preparers might run into, and she introduces complicated reconciliation scenarios, such as when couples marry, divorce or separate during the year.

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