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IRS Issues Guidance on Health Care Reform Act's "Play-or-Pay" Penalty
January 22, 2013
Overview
To many employers, the most notorious aspect of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") is the employer shared responsibility penalty tax provision (also known as "play-or-pay"). This component of the ACA requires an employer having 50 or more full-time equivalent employees to either:- Offer its full-time employees health care coverage that is both affordable and provides minimum value; or
- Face the prospect of paying a substantial penalty for failing to do so.