One of the hidden dangers of the Affordable Care Act’s Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC) provision to lower the cost of health insurance is the possibility of having too much tax credit issued for the tax payer’s final income. If the ACA applicant doesn’t report increases to the household income during the year, which triggers a corresponding decrease in premium assistance, the tax payer will be liable to pay the excess back. Fortunately, there are limits to the repayment of excess APTC based on household income.
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