Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit; Correction

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)

Rules and Regulations

Page 41048

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2012-16986

Page 41048

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

TD 9590

RIN 1545-BJ82

Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit; Correction

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9590) that were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (77 FR 30377). The final regulations relate to the health insurance premium tax credit enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

DATES: This correction is effective on July 12, 2012 and is applicable May 23, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shareen S. Pflanz, (202) 622-4920 (not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final regulations that are the subject of this document are under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code.

Need for Correction

As published, the final regulations (TD 9590) contain errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1

Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

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Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read in part as follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *

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Par. 2. Section 1.36B-3(g)(3) is amended by revising the first sentence of Example 1 to read as follows:

Sec. 1.36B-3 Computing the premium assistance credit amount.

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(g) * * *

(3) * * *

Example 1. A's household income is 275 percent of the Federal Poverty line for A's family size for that taxable year. * * *

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Par. 3. Section 1.36B-4(b)(6) is amended by revising the first sentence of Example 5. (ii) to read as follows:

Sec. 1.36B-4 Reconciling the premium tax credit with advance credit payments.

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(b) * * *

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Example 5 * * *

(ii) Because R's and S's premium tax credit of $3,484 exceeds their advance credit payments of $2,707, R and S are allowed an additional credit of $777. * * *

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Diane Williams,

Federal Register Liaison, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).

FR Doc. 2012-16986 Filed 7-11-12; 8:45 am

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