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You can deduct the cost of COBRA health insurance on your federal income taxes. But as with most types of health insurance, COBRA premiums are considered a medical expense and can only be deducted if you itemize your deductions and your medical expenses are greater than 7.5% of your AGI for the taxable year.

For assistance-eligible individuals (AEIs), ARPA offered 100% subsidies of COBRA premiums for coverage periods from April 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2021. Employers typically provided the COBRA premium assistance and sought reimbursement by claiming a tax credit on their quarterly employment taxes.

No, having COBRA doesn't affect your eligibility for premium tax credits. However, you can only drop COBRA and sign up for a Marketplace plan and premium tax credits during Open Enrollment. You will have to drop your COBRA coverage effective on the date your new Marketplace plan coverage begins.

ARP provides eligible individuals (individuals who experience a COBRA-qualifying event that is a reduction in hours or an involuntary termination of an individual's employment) with a 100% subsidy of the monthly premium the individual would otherwise owe for COBRA coverage.

Form 941, the employer's quarterly federal tax return, has been updated to allow employers to claim a credit for any COBRA subsidies provided to assistance eligible individuals in ance with §9501 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP).

Request an Advance from the IRS: Employers can use Form 7200, Advance Payment of Employer Credits Due to COVID-19, to request an advance of the Credit. However, Form 7200 can only be submitted if the anticipated COBRA Premium subsidy is greater than the employer's Federal employment tax liability.

Funds to the qualified beneficiary must be taxed: Employer pays premium amounts directly to the employee for the employee to pay the insurance company. Since there is no guarantee that the employee will use the funds to pay the COBRA premiums, the funds are deemed taxable income.