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March 7, 2022
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self employed health insurance deduction

  • March 7, 2022
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Where do I enter self employed health insurance deduction that is due to the attribution rules.  Taxpayer is not a shareholder.  Only has a W2, but is a related party.

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Best answer by TaxGuyBill

Borrow a copy of the K-1 from the related party.

Enter the K-1, but enter zeros for all of the numbered boxes.

Enter the health (and Box 5 of the W-2) insurance on the K-1 worksheet.

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qbteachmt
Level 15
March 7, 2022

Can you give more details? Attribution of Health Insurance cost, or Income from SE activity, or Both? Or, from Marketplace coverage? W2 employer means there is coverage available through that employer; the person is not on that plan? How does "related party" apply to the situation? Which form/schedule(s) are you working with?

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sjrcpa
Level 15
March 7, 2022

I think OP is saying his client is a family member of a more than 2% shareholder in an S Corp. Therefore his client's health insurance premiums are properly included in their W-2.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
qbteachmt
Level 15
March 7, 2022

"is a family member of a more than 2% shareholder in an S Corp"

Okay, so indirect ownership attribution. We would still need more info, such as:

"The above-the-line deduction is not available if the 2% shareholder or spouse is eligible to participate in any subsidized health care plan."

You want to read Form 1040 instructions for Schedule 1 Line 17:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf

 

Don't yell at us; we're volunteers
March 8, 2022

Borrow a copy of the K-1 from the related party.

Enter the K-1, but enter zeros for all of the numbered boxes.

Enter the health (and Box 5 of the W-2) insurance on the K-1 worksheet.

Taxlady4Author
Level 3
March 8, 2022

Thanks!