According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the IRS has responsibilities in the implementation of 47 ObamaCare provisions with effective dates through 2018. Read on for the list.
47 ObamaCare IRS Taxes and Regulations
According to Americans for Tax Reform, here's the list of provisions the IRS is involved in:
The provision prohibiting group health plans from discriminating in favor of highly compensated individuals.
The provision establishing a temporary reinsurance program to provide reimbursement for a portion of the cost of providing health insurance coverage to early retirees.
The provision imposing a penalty on health plans identified in an annual Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) penalty fee report, which is to be collected by the Financial Management Service after notice by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury).
The provision requiring state exchanges to send to Treasury a list of the individuals exempt from having minimum essential coverage, those eligible for the premium assistance tax credit, and those who notified the exchange of change in employer or who ceased coverage of a qualified health plan.
The provision providing tax exemption for nonprofit health insurance companies receiving federal start-up grants or loans to provide insurance to individuals and small groups.
The provision providing tax exemption for entities providing reinsurance for individual policies during first 3 years of state exchanges.
The provision providing premium assistance refundable tax credits for applicable taxpayers who purchase insurance through a state exchange, paid directly to the insurance plans monthly or to individuals who pay out-of-pocket at the end of the taxable year.
The provision providing a cost-sharing subsidy for applicable taxpayers to reduce annual out-of-pocket deductibles.
The provision outlining the procedures for determining eligibility for exchange participation, premium tax credits and reduced cost-sharing, and individual responsibility exemptions.
The provision allowing advance determinations and payment of premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions.
The provision authorizing IRS to disclose certain taxpayer information to HHS for purposes of determining eligibility for premium tax credit, cost-sharing subsidy, or state programs including Medicaid, including (1) taxpayer identity; (2) the filing status of such taxpayer; (3) the modified adjusted gross income of taxpayer, spouse, or dependents; and (4) tax year of information.
The provision providing nonrefundable tax credits for qualified small employers (no more than 25 full-time equivalents (FTE) with annual wages averaging no more than $50,000) for contributions made on behalf of its employees for premiums for qualified health plans.
The provision requiring all U.S. citizens and legal residents and their dependents to maintain minimum essential insurance coverage unless exempted starting in 2014 and imposes a fine on those failing to maintain such coverage.
The provision requiring every person who provides minimum essential coverage to file an information return with the insured individuals and with IRS.
The provision imposing a penalty on large employers (50+ FTEs) who (1) do not offer coverage for all of their full-time employees, offer unaffordable minimum essential coverage, or offer plans with high out-of-pocket costs and (2) have at least one full-time employee certified as having purchased health insurance through a state exchange and was eligible for a tax credit or subsidy.
The provision requiring information reporting of health insurance coverage information by large employers (subject to IRC 4980H) and certain other employers.
The provision offering tax exclusion for reimbursement of premiums for small-group exchange participating health plans offered by small employers to all full-time employees as part of a cafeteria plan.
The provision subjecting new group health plans to certain Public Health Service Act requirements and imposes the excise tax on plans that fail to meet those requirements. (Conforming amendment)
The provision authorizing IRS to disclose certain taxpayer information to the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding reduction in the subsidy for Medicare Part D for high-income beneficiaries. (Conforming amendment)
The provision requiring the independent institute partnering with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to implement a key national indicator system to be a nonprofit entity under section 501(c)(3).
The provision imposing a fee through 2019 on specified health insurance policies and applicable self-insured health plans to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund to be used for comparative effectiveness research.
The provision imposing a 40 percent excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health insurance coverage on the aggregate value of certain benefits that exceeds the threshold amount.
The provision requiring employers to disclose the value of the employee’s health insurance coverage sponsored by the employer on the annual Form W-2.
The provision repealing the tax exclusion for over-the-counter medicines under a Health Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Health Savings Account (HSA), or Archer Medical Savings Account (MSA), unless the medicine is prescribed by a physician.
The provision increasing tax on distributions from HSAs and Archer MSAs not used for medical expenses.
The provision limiting health FSAs under cafeteria plans to a maximum of $2,500 adjusted for inflation.
The provision imposing additional reporting requirements for charitable hospitals to qualify as tax-exempt under IRC 501(c)(3) and requires hospitals to conduct a community health needs assessment at least once every 3 years and to adopt a financial assistance policy and policy relating to emergency medical care.
The provision imposing a fee on each covered entity engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing branded prescription drugs.
The provision imposing an annual fee on any entity that provides health insurance for any U.S. health risk with net premiums written during the calendar year that exceed $25 million.
The provision allowing the deduction for retiree prescription drug expenses only after the deduction amount is reduced by the amount of the excludable subsidy payments received.
The provision increasing the threshold for the itemized deduction for unreimbursed medical expenses from 7.5 percent of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) to 10 percent of AGA (unless taxpayer turns 65 during 2013-2016 and then threshold remains at 7.5 percent).
The provision denying the business expenses deductions for wage payments made to individuals for services performed for certain health insurance providers if the payment exceeds $500,000.
The provision imposing an additional Hospital Insurance (Medicare) Tax of 0.9 percent on wages over $200,000 for individuals and over $250,000 for couples filing jointly.
The provision limiting eligibility for deductions under section 833 (treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield) unless the organizations meet a medical loss ratio standard of at least 85 percent for the taxable year.
The provision allowing an exclusion from gross income for the value of specified Indian tribe health care benefits.
The provision allowing small businesses to offer simple cafeteria plans—plans that increase employees’ health benefit options without the nondiscrimination requirements of regular cafeteria plans.
The provision establishing a 50 percent nonrefundable investment tax credit for qualified therapeutic discovery projects.
The provision requiring employers to provide free choice vouchers to certain employees who contribute over 8 percent but less than 9.8 percent of their household income to the employer’s insurance plan to be used by employees to purchase health insurance though the exchange.
The provision imposing a tax on any indoor tanning service equal to 10 percent of amount paid for service.
The provision excluding from gross income amounts received by a taxpayer under any state loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for the increased availability of health care services in underserved or health professional shortage areas.
The provision increasing the maximum adoption tax credit and the maximum exclusion for employer-provided adoption assistance for 2010 and 2011 to $13,170 per eligible child.
The provision extending the exclusion from gross income for reimbursements for medical expenses under an employer-provided accident or health plan to employees’ children under 27 years.
The provision imposing an unearned income Medicare contribution tax of 3.8 percent on individuals, estates, and trusts on the lesser of net investment income or the excess of modified adjusted gross income (AGI + foreign earned income) over a threshold of $200,000 (individual) or $250,000 (joint).
The provision imposing a tax of 2.3 percent on the sale price of any taxable medical device on the manufacturer, producer, or importer
The provision amending the cellulosic biofuel producer credit (nonrefundable tax credit of about $1.01 for each gallon of qualified fuel production of the producer) to exclude fuels with significant water, sediment, or ash content (such as black liquor).
The provision clarifying and enhances the applications of the economic substance doctrine and imposes penalties for underpayments attributable to transactions lacking economic substance.
The provision increasing the required payment of corporate estimated tax due in the third quarter of 2014 by 15.75 percent for corporations with more than $1 billion in assets, and reduces the next payment due by the same amount.
According to IRS, the ObamaCare Taxes and Regulations are Unprecedented
On March 5, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George testified before the House Appropriations Committee. As part of his exchange with lawmakers, Mr. George was asked about the tax implications of Obamacare.
According to POLITICO's Rachael Bade,
“It is unprecedented in recent history, the amount of responsibility the IRS is being given in an area that most people don’t think of as an IRS function..."
Treasury Inspector General for the IRS Russell George
March 5, 2013
