The Internal Revenue Service is scaling back new efforts to enforce Obamacare’s individual mandate to buy health insurance in response to an executive order from President Trump.
The agency confirmed to the Washington Examiner that it is no longer going to reject tax forms that don’t have the box checked to attest the taxpayer has health insurance. Every tax form has a box about insurance coverage that taxpayers must check, or they have to send in the individual mandate penalty or a form claiming an exemption.
Real journalism.Trusted by millions.
Unlimited access to in-depth reporting, expert analysis, and the stories that shape our country.
Subscribe Now
Already a member? Log in
Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.