Why Obamacare Means One of the Most Complicated Tax Seasons Ever

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Before taxpayers send their tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service this year, they may have to take into account a penalty for not having health insurance. Creative Commons image by Flickr user McBeth

By April Dembosky/The California Report/State of Health

Most days in early January, tax preparation offices are dead. Most people will not get their W-2 or other tax documents until later this month.

But at an H&R Block office I visited in San Francisco, office manager Sue Ellen Smith is expecting things to pick up fast. The IRS commissioner declared back in November that this tax season will be one of the most complicated ever. Why?

Read the complete story at The California Report/State of Health.

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