Self Employed Health Insurance Deduction

What is a Self-Employed health insurance deduction?

The Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction is a form of tax deduction technique that is available to particular self-employed individuals.

The qualifiers for the self-employed-health-insurance- deduction is:

Ø  The individuals who have no other health insurance plans – An individual is not qualified for self-employed-health-insurance-deduction when the particular individual is eligible for the insurance plan in their own organization or in their spouse’s organization.

If an individual is self-employed, it turns out to be paying an amount for the health insurance from your own pocket. The self-employed-health-insurance-deduction allows the self-employed individuals to deduct a certain amount of the health insurance premium deduction they pay for.

If an individual got qualified for the self-employed health insurance deduction, it could benefit themselves, their partner, children under 27 years, and dependents. In order to claim the deduction, an individual has to meet at least one of the below requirements.

Ø  If an individual reports a net profit for the year on Schedule C or Schedule F, then they can claim the deduction.

Ø  If an individual is a member of some pass-through business, they have to report a net profit with the self-employment net earnings on Form 1065 (otherwise called Schedule K-1).

If you are in need to qualify for the self-employed-health-insurance-deduction, you can’t be eligible for the health insurance plan sponsored by an employer. For example, if you are self-employed and if your spouse is a full-time employee eligible for a health insurance plan and consider their organization allows you to participate in the plan. If that is the case, you are not eligible for the self-employed-health-insurance deduction even if you have not enrolled in the employee health insurance plan.