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Did You Get An Economic Impact Payment That Was Less Than You Expected?

Nearly everyone has heard about the Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) that the federal government is sending to help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The IRS reports that in the first four weeks of the program, 130 million individuals received payments worth more than $200 billion.

However, some people are still waiting for a payment. And others received an EIP but it was less than what they were expecting. Here are some answers why this might have happened.

Basic amounts

If you’re under a certain adjusted gross income (AGI) threshold, you’re generally eligible for the full $1,200 ($2,400 for married couples filing jointly). In addition, if you have a “qualifying child,” you’re eligible for an additional $500.

Here are some of the reasons why you may receive less:

Your child isn’t eligible. Only children eligible for the Child […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2020-09-03T20:02:55+00:00May 20th, 2020|individuals, New Tax Laws, single family|0 Comments

Increase in the Small Business Tax Credit

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some small businesses may qualify for a small business tax credit. To be eligible, you must cover at least 50 percent of the cost of single (not family) health care coverage for each of your employees. You must also have 24 or fewer full-time equivalent employees and those employees must have average wages of less than $50,000 per year. In 2014, the tax credit goes up to 50 percent and will be available to qualified small businesses that purchase coverage through the new health insurance marketplaces in each state, called the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP).

The SHOP marketplace will be open in October of 2013 for coverage that takes effect on January 1, 2014, or later.

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Written by Mike Musson, CPA, Partner LinkedIn Profile

By Linkenheimer LLP|2020-09-03T20:05:51+00:00May 7th, 2013|affordable care act, CPA, linkenehiemer, mike musson, qualified small business, Santa Rosa, shop, single family, small business, small business health options, tax credit|0 Comments