IRS Issues Final Rule For Domestic Abuse Victims To Claim Premium Tax Credits

The IRS issued final and temporary regulations on Thursday (July 24) allowing married victims of domestic abuse to file a single -- rather than joint -- return to claim the ACA's premium tax credits for exchange coverage. The rule is in line with a previous notice that IRS published in March, which was praised (73308) at the time by Democrats in Congress who had requested a fix to ensure that domestic violence victims did not have to file jointly with...