Chance to enroll now if you owe 2014 tax penalty

 

It's not too late to get covered this year if you owe the tax penalty for being uninsured in 2014:

As you know, the Affordable Care Act allows certain employers
to be eligible for a tax credit. Specifically, the credit is geared
toward employers with 25 or fewer employees with average
income of $50,000 or less. Small employers face two important
deadlines in the coming weeks:
• September 15 – Corporations that file on a calendar year
basis and requested an extension to file to September
15 can calculate the small employer health care credit on
Form 8941 and claim it as part of the general business

With the rising cost of gas prices we all need to look for ways to reduce other expenses. One way is to review your health care costs by using generic prescription drugs and in-network health care providers. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has useful tools on their website to help you with this task. Go to the following link to see how you can reduce your health care costs.