Monthly Archive:: February 2016

The subject of this message concerns individuals who qualified for advance premium tax credits during 2015 when purchasing health insurance through healthcare.gov or their respective state-sponsored exchange. When those individuals file their 2015 tax return, they must complete and file IRS Form 8962, Premium ...Read More

Feb. 23, 2016 – The Legislature held its first three-day week of the 2016 session last week, meeting in chambers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. In the Senate, most of the work on the Senate floor focused on passing “Sunset” legislation. State law requires legislators to ...Read More

One year ago, the “Week One” issue of Capitol Notes for the 2015 Regular Session began as follows: “Alabama’s Legislature began its 2015 Regular Session last Tuesday at noon. By the end of the week, two things were crystal clear: Alabama’s budget problem is ...Read More

We have begun the first year in which the play-or-pay penalty of IRS Code §4980H(a) is based on an offer of coverage to 95 percent of full-time employees. In 2015, the requirement was relaxed to 70 percent as transition relief. The sledgehammer penalty for ...Read More