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Level 3
March 3, 2022
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1095A SHARED ALLOCATION FORM

  • March 3, 2022
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I am preparing a return with a 1095A. My client and his wife are the recipients of the form. They have both their children in their 20's on the 1095A in a family insurance plan. Both of those children file their own tax returns. I read many threads and the IRS page. My question is mostly about the software portion. The parents and children agreed to split the allocation 50% for the parents and 25% per child. I know the percentage needs to be the same all the way through. When filling out the 8962 it says "allocation of policy amount information should be entered at the bottom of the related form 1095A. When I follow the link and return to the 1095A it only has a spot for one childs SSN and the percentage. They are three separate families. How do I enter the other child? Or do I enter both children on the 8962 and leave the 1095A portion blank?

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Level 15
March 3, 2022

Pick one.  It doesn't matter which.

Just to confirm, the children do NOT qualify as dependents, right?  It doesn't matter if they "file their own tax returns", what matters if they are eligible to be claimed as a dependent.

If they are all agreeable, it will likely have better overall results to allocate 100% to one tax return - the tax return with the lowest Federal Poverty percentage.

j_ellamaaAuthor
Level 3
March 3, 2022

They do not qualify as dependents. They are not students and supported themselves 100%. 

 

When I go to enter both children on the 8962 it gives an error and says you can only add to the 1095A. But you cannot add two SSN on the 1095A. There is only one spot.

Level 15
March 3, 2022

As I said, pick ONE.  It doesn't matter which.