New Health Care Tax Credit for Landlords, Property Managers

Special Health Care Tax Credit for Property Managers, Property Management Companies

Property Managers, Property Management Companies, Landlords, Real Estate Professionals who provide health insurance overage to their employees now qualify for a special tax credit.

Included in the health care reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, approved by Congress and signed by President Obama on March 23, the credit is designed to encourage small employers to offer health insurance coverage for the first time or maintain coverage they already have. In general, the credit is available to small employers that pay at least half the cost of single coverage for their employees.

This credit provides a real boost to eligible small businesses by helping them afford health coverage for their employees, said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. We urge small businesses and tax-exempt employers to look closely at this important tax break which is already effective to see if they qualify.

The maximum credit is 35 percent of premiums paid in 2010 by eligible small business employers and 25 percent of premiums paid by eligible employers that are tax-exempt organizations. In 2014, this maximum credit increases to 50 percent of premiums paid by eligible small business employers and 35 percent of premiums paid by eligible employers that are tax-exempt organizations.

The credit is specifically targeted to help small businesses and tax-exempt organizations that primarily employ low and moderate income workers. It is generally available to employers that have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees paying wages averaging less than $50,000 per employee per year. Because the eligibility formula is based in part on the number of FTEs, not the number of employees, many businesses will qualify even if they employ more than 25 individual workers.

The maximum credit goes to smaller employers those with 10 or fewer FTEs paying annual average wages of $25,000 or less.

Eligible small businesses can claim the credit as part of the general business credit starting with the 2010 income tax return they file in 2011.

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