Obamacare

The IRS says it will accept filings that don’t say whether a a taxpayer has health insurance for ACA purposes.

The Internal Revenue Service is temporarily delaying issuance of additional rules while evaluating the impact of executive orders from President Trump, and scaling back enforcement of the individual mandate under the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans are looking at limiting a tax exclusion used by employers that’s worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, as a way to pay for changes to the health care system.

A pair of new government reports highlighted some of the hurdles the Internal Revenue Service needed to overcome last filing season as it struggles to help taxpayers and identity theft victims despite constrained resources.

The 21st Century Cures Act has opened up opportunities for small businesses looking to help employees with their insurance.

Governors, health-industry advocates and other state-level officials are beginning to put a price on the Affordable Care Act's repeal — and it's high.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order dated January 20, the date of his inauguration, paving the way for the eventual repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

Seven ways to build better client relationships during tax season, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers this week.

Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump has released a “Contract with the American Voter,” outlining his 100-day plan to “make America Great Again,” including plans for a Middle Class Tax Relief and Simplification Act.

With Donald Trump's inauguration at hand, many of the details of what the administration and the GOP Congress plan to do with Obamacare remain uncertain.

Even as someone who lives and breathes compliance and regulatory issues, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the many changes that happen each year.

FASB's impending standard and a new value-based reimbursement program are forcing health care providers to cope with two changing sets of methodologies at the same time.

Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM US, discusses in this video the three major trends that accountants and their clients should be paying attention to in 2017.

Tax Season Forecast

The first major act of the unified Republican government in 2017 will be a vote in Congress to begin tearing down the Affordable Care Act.

The Republicans are in a strong position to torpedo Obamacare – but not right away. In the meantime, you and your clients still need to comply.

The Senate passed legislation Wednesday eliminating a tax penalty on employers who reimburse employees for the cost of health insurance premiums, following passage of the measure last week in the House.

The IRS has extended the 2017 due date for employers and coverage providers to furnish information statements to individuals – but the due date for filing with the IRS has not been extended.

The Internal Revenue Service is extending the due dates for some information reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has written a special post-election tax briefing on the tax law changes that could occur when Donald Trump takes office next year. The changes could be yuuge.