{"id":16616,"date":"2012-12-05T08:14:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T13:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=16616"},"modified":"2012-12-05T08:14:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T13:14:06","slug":"was-obamacare-about-healthcare-or-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=16616","title":{"rendered":"Was Obamacare About Healthcare Or Taxes ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reuters<\/a> reported on Monday that the Internal Revenue Service<\/a> has released new rules concerning dividends<\/a> and capital gains<\/a> as part of the 2010 healthcare law. The obvious questions here is, “What do dividends and capital gains have to do with healthcare?” Evidently more than we knew.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The tax affects only individuals with more than $200,000 in modified adjusted gross income<\/a> (MAGI), and married couples<\/a> filing jointly with more than $250,000 of MAGI.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tax applies to a broad range of investment securities<\/a> ranging from stocks<\/a> and bonds to commodity<\/a> securities and specialized derivatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 159 pages of rules spell out when the tax applies to trusts and annuities, as well as to individual securities traders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Released late on Friday, the new regulations include a 0.9 percent healthcare tax on wages for high-income<\/a> individuals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please keep in mind that the AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax<\/a>) was originally enacted to impact only the wealthy. As of 2011, a single person who made $48,450 was impacted by that tax. I really don’t consider $48,450 wealthy. How long will it be before the new healthcare taxes<\/a> begin to impact the middle class?<\/p>\n

The article further points out:<\/p>\n

The IRS plans to release a new form for taxpayers to fill out for this tax when filing 2013 returns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh joy.<\/p>\n

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