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    Client purchased Marketplace insurance for herself and son in early 2016, using minimum anticipated income, and expecting to claim son on her return. Now I am preparing her return, she cannot claim son (he quit school and earned too much). Also, her income skyrocketed to $ 58,000 (insurance agent). I am preparing both returns. According to her form 1095-A, she received $ 5,159, advance payment of PTC, which, according to the return, she will have to pay back. BTW, she notified Marketplace in December of her change in income, and did not receive a tax credit for that month.

    My question is, I think that I have to do a Shared Allocation on Part IV, and from what I have read, I can split it 50/50. But will this affect her amount to be paid back? It seems that a portion of her monthly premiums were for her son, so I am wondering if by doing the allocation, will she get to reduce her "payback"? I have not been able to figure out what to do with the allocation, once it is made. Also, how will her son's return be affected by the allocation. And lastly, how do I calculate her Self-Employment Health Deduction. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

    #2
    How much did the son make?

    Are you doing his tax return too? Or did he already file?

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      #3
      Originally posted by TaxGuyBill View Post
      How much did the son make?

      Are you doing his tax return too? Or did he already file?
      He has a w-2 for $ 34,000. I am preparing his return.

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        #4
        I forgot to ask how many people are on each tax return, but mostly the the son has a lower Poverty Percentage (Line 5 of Form 8962). Assuming that is the case, that means allocating 100% to the son would result in the largest overall Premium Tax Credit (or the least amount of repayment). If the son needs to repay anything, it would be limited to $750 ($1500 if he is not Single).

        The mother would lose the SEHI deduction (well most of it, see next paragraph) because it is all allocated to the son. However, the saving on the Premium Tax Credit probably far outweighs that.

        That only applies for January through November. In December, no Advance credit was paid, so you need to lookup some numbers (see second link below) and do some math to prorate the amounts for December. Read "Allocation Situation #3" in the instructions (see first link below).



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          #5
          There is only one person on each return, both filing as 'single'. I'm pretty much jammed right now, but will follow your suggestions as soon as I can get back to it.

          Thank you so much for your time.

          Carroll

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