By: Erin Armstrong and Wayne Turner
NHeLP Comments on IRS regulations for domestic violence survivors
NHeLP Comments on IRS regulations for domestic violence survivors
Executive Summary
NHeLP provides the following comments on IRS Temporary and Proposed Rules allowing married persons who experience domestic abuse or spousal abandonment to file their federal income taxes separately. The proposed IRS rules allow such individuals to be deemed to have satisfied the Affordable Care Act’s joint filing requirement to obtain Premium Tax Credits (PTCs) and Cost Sharing Reductions (CSRs).