A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure proper allocation of lump-sum payments of disability insurance benefits for determinations of modified adjusted gross income under the refundable tax credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.
Tax Fairness for Disabled Workers Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit certain lump-sum payments of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits from being included as income to determine if a taxpayer meets the income requirements for the premium assistance tax credit. The bill applies to lump-sum SSDI payments that are: (1) received during the taxable year, and (2) attributable to prior taxable years. (The premium assistance tax credit is provided to eligible individuals and families to subsidize the purchase of health insurance plans on an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Taxation
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure proper allocation of lump-sum payments of disability insurance benefits for determinations of modified adjusted gross income under the refundable tax credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.
USA115th CongressS-3326| Senate
| Updated: 8/1/2018
Tax Fairness for Disabled Workers Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit certain lump-sum payments of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits from being included as income to determine if a taxpayer meets the income requirements for the premium assistance tax credit. The bill applies to lump-sum SSDI payments that are: (1) received during the taxable year, and (2) attributable to prior taxable years. (The premium assistance tax credit is provided to eligible individuals and families to subsidize the purchase of health insurance plans on an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.)