Following up on Tuesday’s post, House Holds Hearing Today on The Tax-Related Provisions in the President’s Health Care Law: Tax Foundation, Obamacare Tax Increases Will Impact Us All:
The Joint Committee on Taxation recently released a 96 page report
on the tax provisions associated with Affordable Care Act. The report
describes the 21 tax increases included in Obamacare, totaling $1.058
trillion – a steep increase from initial assessment. The summer 2012
estimate is nearly twice the $569 billion estimate produced at the time
of the passage of the law in March 2010. …
|
Provision |
2010 Estimate, 2010-2019, $billion |
2012 Estimate, 2013-2022, $billion |
|
0.9% payroll tax on wages and self-employment |
210.2 |
317.7 |
|
“Cadillac tax” on high-cost plans * |
32 |
111 |
|
Employer mandate * |
52 |
106 |
|
Annual tax on health insurance providers * |
60.1 |
101.7 |
|
Individual mandate * |
17 |
55 |
|
Annual tax on drug manufacturers/importers * |
27 |
34.2 |
|
2.3% excise tax on medical device manufacturers/importers* |
20 |
29.1 |
|
Limit FSAs in cafeteria plans * |
13 |
24 |
|
Raise 7.5% AGI floor on medical expense deduction to 10% * |
15.2 |
18.7 |
|
Deny eligibility of “black liquor” for cellulosic biofuel producer credit |
23.6 |
15.5 |
|
Codify economic substance doctrine |
4.5 |
5.3 |
|
Increase penalty for nonqualified HSA distributions * |
1.4 |
4.5 |
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Impose limitations on the use of HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, and Archer MSAs to purchase over-the-counter medicines * |
5.0 |
4 |
|
Impose fee on insured and self-insured health plans; patient-centered outcomes research trust fund * |
2.6 |
3.8 |
|
Eliminate deduction for expenses allocable to Medicare Part D subsidy |
4.5 |
3.1 |
|
Impose 10% tax on tanning services * |
2.7 |
1.5 |
|
Limit deduction for compensation to officers, employees, directors, and service providers of certain health insurance providers |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Modify section 833 treatment of certain health organizations |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
Other Revenue Effects |
60.3 |
222** |
|
Additional requirements for section 501(c)(3) hospitals |
Negligible |
Negligible |
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Employer W-2 reporting of value of health benefits |
Negligible |
Negligible |
|
Total Gross Tax Increase: |
569.2 |
1,058.3 |
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* Provision targets households earning less than $250,000. ** Includes CBO’s $216.0 billion estimate for “Associated Effects |
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Source: Joint Committee on Taxation Estimates, prepared by Ways and Means Committee Staff |
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