Recent content by Joe Blue

Yes, it makes sense to do this. Do you have any place where the IRS says I can, in my situation, use a family size of 4 on line 1? This is the only way I can make sense of the whole mess. Thanks, LdiJ for your thoughts!

Yes, I am filling out the forms by hand. Glad you say the instructions are murky. They tell the person taking 0% to write 0 for family size; the instructions should also tell the person taking the 100% to add in each person to their family size. This is the only way the computations on lines...

Yes, I understand how to allocate the premiums using Part IV of the form. But I need to use a family size of 4 on line 1. Is this permissible since each child will claim 0 as their family size?

I obtained marketplace insurance for 2018 and indicated a family size of 4. The advanced premium tax credits that I received were based on a family of 4. Now I have 2 sons and it turns out that they must each file their own return. I understand that I can allocate their premium credits onto my...