As most know, the healthcare reform law includes an affordable individual health insurance mandate, intended to bring more people into the pool and make health care less expensive for all.
According to the provision, the IRS is responsible for enforcement of the medical insurance mandate. Non-exempt individuals or employers who violate it will charged penalties on their tax returns. However, there are doubts that the Internal Revenue Service is up to the task.
The requirement also creates more complications for business and nonprofit accountants when filing tax returns. In an attempt to reduce underreporting of income (which would reduce federal funding for medical insurance reform), they will now be responsible with keeping records of the 1099 forms they will have to have for all transactions over $6,000, as of 2012.
